ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 July 1927, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

WOMAN’S DISCHARGE ERCM HOSPITAL. (BY TEL.EGIIAPH “FiIESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 9. "To discharge a woman with such a fracture seems an extraordinary tiling,’’ said the coroner, M r Mosley, when conducting an inquiry to-day into the death of Airs Elizabeth McKnight. Mrs McKnight was admitted to the hospital a.s the result of a lull from a tramcar. Later she was discharged but was subsequently readmitted and died. Dr Kiln Langley, house surgeon ai Christchurch hospital said that when the X ray examination was made on June 10, it showed no fracture. Airs McKniglit’s condition continued- to improve. She got up on June 18 and witness said that she might leave the hospital on the following day and this sho did. To the Coroner: —When witness saw the X ray photographs she was unable to detect any fracture. On June 17, the senior honorary surgeon, Dr. Sandston. saw the patient. The Coroner: —Did lie authorise her discharge Y Witness; to the Coroner (after reading a portion of Pathologist’s re'port) there was a fracture ‘three inches long. lis it not wonderful that that was not detected at the time. To discharge a woman with such a. fracture seems to be an extraordinary tiling. Witness : She had no signs or symptoms of fracture. The inquest was adjourned to enable the Coroner to get the evidence of the senior surgeon.