A three-year-old arrived at A&E with a tummy bug. We couldn't save him

Missing something serious is one of the greatest fears of most doctors. The rapid decline of a child in hospital has shaped my careerOf all the patient deaths I witnessed as a doctor, there is one that has stayed with me. He was three years old. I was 25. It was the sudden nature of his death that has made it the hardest to come to terms with. It wasn’t as the result of a major car accident, or a battle with cancer, or a long-term condition. He had had a tummy bug for a few days, but had o