Health chiefs have launched a probe into the death of a teenager who went into hospital 'laughing and singing' but then died during a 'routine' MRI scan.
Alice Sloman, 14, went to Torbay Hospital to be checked for water on the brain but suffered a 'catastrophic' heart attack while inside the machine due to a lack of oxygen which shut down her organs.
Doctors had given her a general anaesthetic for the scan last October after she became 'extremely anxious' and 'hypersensitive'. But they did not realise she had an undiagnosed heart condition which made the anaesthetic dangerous.
She was transferred to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and put on life support but died three days later.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is now investigating the incident after bosses at Torbay Hospital alerted them to the case.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is investigating the death of Alice Sloman, 14, pictured with mother Sarah, after she had a massive heart attack during an MRI scan
Alice, left and right, took growth hormones because she was small for her age but tests subsequently found it enlarged her heart. She also had an undiagnosed heart condition which meant being given anaesthetic was more dangerous
While trying to save her life, doctors discovered Alice's heart was weaker than normal, which would have increased the risk of danger from anaesthetic because it affects heart rate and blood pressure.
She had previously been given hormones for a growth defect which enlarged her heart to twice the size it should have been.
The MRI scan was arranged to check if she had fluid on the brain because she was suffering from headaches and fluid was also a side effect of the growth hormone.
Alice had a number of health problems including autism, being visually impaired and hypermobility.
Her consultant suggested having an MRI scan for the headaches which she received on October 16 under general anaesthetic because she 'would
