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  • Great grandmother dies after doctors fail to diagnose broken neck

    06/04/2010 7:23:41 AM PDT · by smartyaz · 23 replies · 494+ views
    Daily Mail ^ | 4th June 2010 | By Daily Mail Reporter
    A great grandmother died just two weeks after banging her head because doctors failed to spot her broken neck. Maud Cole, 86, was admitted to hospital after a fall but medics discharged her on the same day, claiming an X-ray was unnecessary. An inquest ruled that the pensioner, who was recovering from a stroke, died of a broken neck and her family are now considering legal action against Doncaster Royal Infirmary. Retired caretaker Mrs Cole, who lived in a care home at Askern, Doncaster, was described as mobile and independent by staff. After being discharged she was readmitted to the...