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So In an unfortunate set of circumstances, there just happens to be some other highly unusual rashes, which are all actually related to other conditions which caused the collapses and deaths of the other babies as well.
The AE babies are also linked by sudden acute arrest and lack of response to normal resus methods but this is another coincidence.
And btw we don't just "leap" to an entirely different conclusion. We follow the evidence from multiple experts in their fields, who bring us to this conclusion.
JMO
There was more than one person who remarked about the unusual rash on babyPost in thread 'UK - Nurse Lucy Letby, murder of babies, 7 Guilty of murder verdicts; 8 Guilty of attempted murder; 2 Not Guilty of attempted; 5 hung re attempted #36'
UK - Nurse Lucy Letby, murder of babies, 7 Guilty of murder verdicts; 8 Guilty of attempted murder; 2 Not Guilty of attempted; 5 hung re attempted #36
“It is all assumed based on the memory of the intern about strange color of the skin"
What intern are you referencing?
The unusual rash was testified about by over a dozen different members of staff during the trial.”
In answer: I am referring to the Intern (i know his name) (there may be a different term used in UK, a registrar?) who inserted a PICC line around 5 pm into baby A. He later remembered the strange color of the skin. It is nowhere in the notes but was mentioned in the trials.
This skin color, “mottling” or “lived reticularis” was mentioned in three babies. Too bad they didn’t use medical terms but god-knows-what for description.
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Livedo reticularis - Wikipedia
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Baby A’s mom had antiphospholipid syndrome that could have predisposed him for clotting.
But in his case, the first question I would like to know is: did a single consultant, not an intern, but a doctor with a degree in neonatology, take care of baby A from birth to collapse?
I have read that consultants were on the unit twice a week.
If a mixed level 2-3 unit in a regular, not teaching, hospital, has mostly interns caring for preemies, the whole case against Lucy IMHO had to be thrown out of court. It should not be even allowable.
We know the baby didn't have this syndrome but let's pretend for a minute baby A did have this condition.Yet in the court testimony it is referred to as a flitting rash by the judge. A pink flitting rash.
This fits with the type of rash that would be caused with
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Which was what the mum was diagnosed with and in the testimony of Dr Evans describing the rash itself- was very unusual. Yet somehow we then leap to an entirely different conclusion.
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Mottled skin (livedo reticularis): Causes, treatment, and more
Mottled skin can develop for various reasons, including low circulation, septic shock, and some chronic health conditions. Learn more here.www.medicalnewstoday.com
So In an unfortunate set of circumstances, there just happens to be some other highly unusual rashes, which are all actually related to other conditions which caused the collapses and deaths of the other babies as well.
The AE babies are also linked by sudden acute arrest and lack of response to normal resus methods but this is another coincidence.
And btw we don't just "leap" to an entirely different conclusion. We follow the evidence from multiple experts in their fields, who bring us to this conclusion.
JMO