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.. By SARAH A,

- ZIMMERMAN .
A: CORONER'S inquiry
, has found nothing different:
“could have: been, done to
fe gave the life ‘ofa. Terrace:
Be toddler: ‘who “died. after. re-
ee “peated: visits’ to’ the local :
e hospital i in:2002.-: an
But the family. of Vicki
Mclean, ‘who. was four
years. old when’ she died, is
not’ satisfied’ enough tests
were done. to determine ,
the: root: of. the mysterious.
filles which Jed | to cher
“ death: ”
- Vicki died: froin a
‘severe: systémic infection,

probably caused by an. in-
a fection called Yersinia En- ~

terocolitica on’. » July: A -

CEESELAASE

*: The cordner! F s report: re-
. leased last month’ says the -
rare. -systemic’ ‘infection -
° would Hot. necessarily have’
- been: ‘caught ° had she been
- treated at ‘any other hospi :
tal. : ; ;
” Yersinia. is - Gharacter-
~ “ized: by. diarrhea, low:fever
: “and -abdorninal-:pain- ‘and.
can. be! diagnosed. by test-.

"enough was done to save her |

=

- o The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Februa ry 4, 2004 - A3

_News In Brief
” Raffle box tipped off.

POLICE say a Terrace man may be facing criminal

charges after a: cash box containing money for a:

raffle was stolen from a table i in nthe, Skeena’ ‘Mall:
‘Jan. 24,0 00 >

The theft happened at about’ 2: 15: 3 m, when the:
\ suspect, a: Terrace. many. grabbed. the. box from a

; table and ran away,: ‘police say,

| --The box contained -an- undisclosed: amount ‘of.
* nhoney being raised by: the’ Terrace’ Peaks’ ‘Gymnas
ties club for an upcorming: “paffle. 8 |.

A suspect was found a-short’ time’ later. and some ;

of the money was recovered; “says RCMP. Staff Sgt.
Jas. ‘Basi, adding. Charges: “are: e pending... 7

~ Residents i in the dark -

“HOMES i in Thornhill,. upper, “Thornhill: and parts of.
downtown: Terrace. were: left'in the ‘dark: Jan. 26 af~"

‘ Fesidents, -
The power went out’ at 8: a. m, and power restored
“45 minutes later. <0
| > A-bréaker ‘at-the Terrace substation’ is to ‘blame.
“for the: outage, ‘said. BC Hydro Spokesperson “Char.”
. mane’ ‘Edwards.. ale

* The exact cause of: the bag is still under in-.:
. vestigation, she said, Pet

aE Nurse head re-elected .
. THE: PRESIDENT: of the B:C. “Nurses” Union’ ‘who*:

faced off with a nes provincial Liberal: government :-
‘in 2001 over working. conditions, pay and. ‘benefits, T

MARLENE McLean diplays a photo of her four-year-old daughter Nicki, who © passed away at: Mls: Memon a
_ al Hospital from a rare systemic infection duly” 1, 2002, ms

FILE PHOTO,

has” been re-elected.’
: Debra McPherson was: chosen by acelartiation to.
“lead the-union: for the next three’ years, ele

"2 ing ‘stool, the report says.
>. “Victoria: had--an.ele--
vated temperature and: ab-. ..

( dominal : ‘pain’ but no. diar-

’-thea-and yersinia was nev--.

er. considered,” “it reads. « :

“Marlene: “McLean,

4 Nicki? s -mom;: believes: if.

“tests had been: done. when, -

‘emergency room

on Juné 29, 2002: °
- Phe :only” test given” ‘toe
“Nicki. atthe hospital. prior:

‘Wasa urine test. -

‘something’ would : “have: and: was, unresponsive,’ ‘the
twigged : doctors‘to the: “pos-" coroner’ 8 report says.
‘sibility that. shé: was, infec-. :
‘ted, with yersinia.’ we ori-call: physician, - “an:

’ “They: Are, ‘preity. much.
. Saying. that they ‘couldn't:
“have: done ‘anything - ‘for: tion. quickly” deteriorated
“cher, but think if: they. did: and. by
‘something, I ‘think. they © di

she say : “saved my: grand- -daughter } if
Yersinia: is a’ rare’ in
‘fection’ but. “still- there isa: when it! first: started,” ‘says
‘fest. that can pick: up. yersi- Micki" 5 ‘maternal’ Brand:
‘nia atid~ yersinia. cai. be mother, ‘Linda. Mercer.
‘treated. Pe a chy : or
* Vicki ‘Was taken “tothe.
Mills:. Memorial. “Hospital:

three |
times. in. the’ days, Jeading .
“up to- her death = the first

“mom, ,aré”dismayed* with

to: her fourth; and: last, ‘visit:

eo “she: “first: “brought. her “On her. fourth: ig tothe. #
_ daughter. to- ‘Mills -Memori-. hospital: Vicki had a ‘fever.
al... Hospital’. “perhaps -. of» 38.9. ‘degrees. ‘Celsius...

Despite’ éfforts by: the “

‘tensive Care-unit nurse: and i
“a pediatrician, “her: condi.

50. ams “she. had. 2
oy think:théy’ co could ‘have

‘they had checked. her. right...

~ doctor. would’ ‘be On site:

. “When: she: first” started”
getting Sick, \theysdid::na’
blood tests, nothing. That's Ss"

what: really got to: me.’ ,
‘Both Mercer. and. Mar:
léné- -McLean,.. Vicki

“gency. room. on that date,
“the lack of. further informa.“
‘tion provided: in: «the: final
coroner” report... o
That report, a “year - ‘and’: in
a half “inthe making, +
“quates » liberally - from: ee
‘medical. investigator’ 's Te:

“Thee first
“Charged: ‘with’. her : case;

4 why. ‘no. “teas: ee
done. early: Ono. .
. They also ussuoa ‘why:
icki-was-turned:. “away.
éfrom. the- hospital _ on: a
first: visit Shottly “beforg poo He "makes" no: recom:
am, ‘on June 29. ony rhendations i in the. report.

- Marlene: was.’ “told. to ac
: ‘ake Vicki .home -and. re.
urn after 8. amis “whe a

Noveinber 2003."

The. coroner's” “report :
shows -an ‘emergency room:

Piepemabes says. Eras-
- nurse confirais she did tell er .

"Mus.

Marlene, McLean to return“.
Tater, yet there is no tecord |
of the: visit” to” the. emer-

report you'll find that there <

"that ‘somebody. could have:
done; ‘and’ ‘given: that,
would” have - saved : her”
“life,” Erasmus “says,"“S0.
ce What
oe “could” have. been. made?”
“coroner. te

“Marlené,- McLean ‘has’:
“never been told why an on-;
~ call, doctor was not. brought:

“~derstands < “yersinia. is, S06. y
"Clarence: Nyce, citing oth- rare. that doctors don’t: rou:
er-commitments, resigned: - my
: several ‘months: after taking
: accept. that’ her: daughter’.
“was the: victim: of a terri=..

Att ‘Erasmus: picked ip.
the: invéstigation. in May aft”
2003- and” ‘concluded - it: cin.

losing. her: ‘youngest, daugh- od poe

Coroner's $ recommenda- ts ‘going’ to bring: her-back, ae
ions..ate intended to help’ -:
prevent’ Similar: deaths in:
“the future: ‘and. must be do- back More | “than - anything w
able,” reasonable and: im-..

Q back. to" me.’

oe think’ if you “tead the Ps ia “My main objective:is' to continue to visit. nurses -
DO in ‘their workplaces,. listento’ them. and. action on. :

isn’t Sornething different’ “ their concerns,” said McPherson, .- oe

ernment: resulted in “more. “moriey, for nursés, ‘It’ -
‘| wasn’t as. ‘much: as: they” ‘wanted: but: ‘the. Wage “in-’ -
. “creases. pliced them. amongst. the’ top. earners . s for «

° their profession across the: mountry.:
: The contract i is ue this. “year.

"Named to health ay

5 2 A HAZELTON. residerit i is one af'two. people newly - -
tinely test for ite Oe De named to the Northern Heaith: Authority-board, the
“She knows. she. has: to “organization that: tuns’all“of the: health care in the [>
“north: Judith Wass. isa: health ‘consultant: for’ Mac-: |
. ‘Donald Consulting in Hazelton. She: has) over 357].
_-years: experience as a: nurse and administrator: ‘in tf.
‘the health’ sector, fe : |
_- In-2000, she ‘was ‘aviacded the Award of: Excel-.
: - | edence'in’ Nursing. ‘Administration from the Regis.
“Even if we: ‘could. do. : tered ‘Nurses ‘Association of B.C; oe
it's. not An optometrist. in Fort St: John, ‘Dr: John Genlles, -
he says throtgh tears; : was. also’ named to the board. ‘The board: now has, :
ooST'd “rather have her.” cre rene an these. Aw9. new, Appointments ¢ are:
im eee ‘Members. do. not. represent individual communi- :
but nobody: Sis Bive , her. ties; prograis, or health. service delivery-areas’ in.
ren ay) attempt to do with, th. geographical: and other rival.
Ties. :

recommendation

Marlene. MeLean. ‘Un

ble,: rare. ‘infection, but’ that’
doesn’t, ease, the : pain. of.

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