Vernon, B.C. parent frustrated by hospital ER doc's response to child who needed care

FILE. Vernon Jubilee Hospital File Photo: Global News The mother of a four-year-old boy who went into medical distress just minutes after leaving Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s emergency room is reminding parents walking a similar path to trust their gut. Last Thursday,  Ashley Laybourn’s son Maddox woke up in pain, with only a mild fever, and she knew he wasn’t struggling with any garden variety bug. He needed medical intervention. She packed her son into the car and arrived at the hospital just before 6 a.m. and while they moved through the queue quickly, resolution wasn’t found on the doctor’s table. “She looked him (over) quickly and said he was fine, might be a stomach bug,” Laybourn said. “I told her that he had done a full-on twitch before she came in. She also saw a twitch and said that was probably because he was overly tired.” Laybourn pointed out that in her experience, her son didn’t twitch from exhaustion, but she was nonetheless sent home and told to keep an eye out for a stomach bug or appendicitis taking shape.  There was no blood work ordered and no further care was offered. Driving home, only a kilometre or so away
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