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| Hyponatraemia inquiry: Mother thought daughter in best place | Hyponatraemia inquiry: Mother thought daughter in best place |
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| The parents of Raychel Ferguson, who died following an operation in Altnagelvin in 2001, have told a public inquiry they believed their daughter was in the best place to be cared for. | The parents of Raychel Ferguson, who died following an operation in Altnagelvin in 2001, have told a public inquiry they believed their daughter was in the best place to be cared for. |
| Raychel's mother, Marie, said her daughter appeared well after the operation. | Raychel's mother, Marie, said her daughter appeared well after the operation. |
| She went home but saw a deterioration in her daughter's condition on return. | |
| The family claim the nurses on duty rarely checked their daughter, something that is strongly contested. | The family claim the nurses on duty rarely checked their daughter, something that is strongly contested. |
| Ray and Marie Ferguson were giving evidence to the inquiry at Banbridge Courthouse on Tuesday. | Ray and Marie Ferguson were giving evidence to the inquiry at Banbridge Courthouse on Tuesday. |
| They told the court that several hours after their daughter's operation, Raychel managed to sit up, chat, even colour in. | They told the court that several hours after their daughter's operation, Raychel managed to sit up, chat, even colour in. |
| However Raychel then began to vomit and after a number of incidents they were told by nurses not to worry as this was only natural. | However Raychel then began to vomit and after a number of incidents they were told by nurses not to worry as this was only natural. |
| Mrs Ferguson said she decided to go home to attend to her other children but when she returned two hours later her child was zombie-like, listless, and communicated by moving her eyes. | Mrs Ferguson said she decided to go home to attend to her other children but when she returned two hours later her child was zombie-like, listless, and communicated by moving her eyes. |
| The nine-year-old died in June 2001 at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, a day after having her appendix removed in Altnagelvin Hospital. | The nine-year-old died in June 2001 at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, a day after having her appendix removed in Altnagelvin Hospital. |
| The inquiry is looking into the death of Raychel and four other children. | The inquiry is looking into the death of Raychel and four other children. |
| The inquiry is examining the fluid levels administered before the children's deaths. | The inquiry is examining the fluid levels administered before the children's deaths. |
| In the case of four of the children, an inquest stated that hyponatraemia was a factor that contributed to their deaths. | In the case of four of the children, an inquest stated that hyponatraemia was a factor that contributed to their deaths. |
| Hyponatraemia is the term for a low level of sodium in the bloodstream causing the brain cells to swell with too much water. | Hyponatraemia is the term for a low level of sodium in the bloodstream causing the brain cells to swell with too much water. |