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Nurse Testifies on Overwhelmed Staff Before Sepsis Death at Ontario Hospital

A triage nurse testified at a coroner's inquest that she had only seconds to assess Heather Winterstein before her sepsis death at a St. Catharines, Ontario, hospital, citing overwhelmingly busy emergency department staff.

10 Apr, 13:58 — 10 Apr, 13:58
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Nurse says she looked at woman '3 to 5 seconds,' staff overwhelmed before sepsis death at Ontario hospital

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6297969,1717693363000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C304%2C3264%2C1836%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Heather Winterstein, pictured here in 2017, died on Dec. 10 at St. Catharines General Hospital. ' width='620' height='349' title='Heather Winterstein, pictured here in 2017, died on Dec. 10 at St. Catharines General Hospital. '/><p></p>

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