Child died in hospital, death due to low vitamin D, mother is suing hospital

'Simple test could have saved my baby’: Tragic mother suing Walsall hospital

• “One-year-old Dataeo Scully died at Walsall Manor Hospital in March. An investigation carried revealed the cause of death was a lack of Vitamin D.”

• “They told me it is not protocol to check Vitamin D but it is important and there is not much out there about it. I want to raise awareness by telling Dataeo’s story.”

UK Daily Mail

• "'If a doctor had not thought outside the box and not checked his Vitamin D levels, it would say Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on his death certificate."

• "Ms Scully also believes that because of Dataeo's darker skin colour, it was harder for him to produce vitamin D because the pigment in dark skin doesn't absorb as much UV radiation as compared to lighter skinned people."

The UK, Canada, US, Australia, France, .... have greatly decreased Vitamin D testing- to save costs

I expect that medical liability costs in a few years will outweigh any cost savings

• UK considers Vitamin D tests appropriate for only 4 existing health problems, – June 2018

• Who needs a vitamin D test -Those with symptoms or those in high risk groups - March 2018

  • This child both had symptoms and was in a high risk group

• Mandatory Vitamin D screening for all patients’ – vitamin D conference in Middle East – March 2017

• France restricts Vitamin D testing to 4 health problems, paper proposes 5 more – Nov 2016

• 10 Reasons why children no longer have healthy levels of Vitamin D

• 75 % of SIDS had low vitamin D

  • The cause of death for this child was initially thought to be SIDS

• 5 out of 6 children who died in pediatric critical care unit had low vitamin D – May 2014

• "SUDDEN INFANT DEATH" OR SIDS 177 items as of Nov 2018

• Wonder when the first doctor will be found liable for not providing vitamin D to a patient

• Mother and father on trial for infant death – set free – death was due to rickets – Dec 2011 - many similar stories

  Note: It is far less expensive to just give vitamin D to those who might need it than to test