A 'bright' teenager tragically died after a phobia of needles caused her to decline vital blood tests that could have led to a leukaemia diagnosis.
Abby Holgate, from Newark, had been suffering with an acute tooth abscess and was prescribed antibiotics, but continued to feel unwell.
She was offered blood tests, which may have detected the more serious underlying condition, but she refused them. Sadly, by the time the McDonald's employee went ahead with the blood work and canulation for septic shock, it was too late for doctors to save her.
The coroner who heard the cause highlighted a few issues in the teen's care, however accepted that there were "significant barriers" to securing immediate blood tests and early recognition of leukaemia, Nottinghamshire Live reports.
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