Friday 1 July 2022 06:51 PM Retired man, 63, who died from salmonella infection 'wasn't taken to hospital ... trends now
A man who died from one of the worst salmonella infections a medic had ever seen after eating four duck eggs ‘wasn’t taken to hospital early enough after paramedic wanted to prevent sickness outbreak’, a report has found.
Niptoon Tavakoli, 65, made three 999 calls in around 85 minutes complaining of sickness and diarrhoea in June 2019.
During two of the calls he told call handlers 'I need help very quick' and 'I'm in trouble,' an ambulance service investigation said.
But when an ambulance crew arrived at his house in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, a paramedic believed he had gastroenteritis.
The medic decided not to take him to hospital to prevent a sickness outbreak, the report found.
Mr Tavakoli had fallen ill after eating duck eggs he bought at a village show days earlier.
A report has found that Niptoon Tavakoli, 65, ‘wasn’t taken to hospital early enough after paramedic wanted to prevent sickness outbreak’. Pictured with his wife Cheryl
He was displaying 'amber' signs of sepsis which sees the body attack itself in response to an infection.
It was only when his wife Cheryl dialled 999 three days later that Mr Tavakoli was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with salmonella.
His condition continued to deteriorate and he died in hospital two months later from multiple organ failure.
Following his death, lawyers acting on behalf of Mrs Tavakoli, 63, investigated her husband's illness and the care he received from Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS).
The trust admitted liability for Mr Tavakoli's death and a serious incident report found 'it would have been appropriate' to take him to hospital when the crew first visited him.
An inquest jury held this week concluded Mr Tavakoli died of natural causes.
The inquest heard that Mr Tavakoli bought six duck eggs in Messingham, Lincolnshire, and fried the first two without incident, but he fell ill after a second meal.
An intensive care specialist told Doncaster Coroners Court Mr Tavakoli was only the second person he'd come across with this degree of salmonella.
Speaking after the inquest, Mrs Tavakoli said: 'It's almost impossible to find the words to describe the impact Niptoon's death has had on our family.
'He was such a caring and fun person who loved spending time with his family and friends but also antique hunting and collecting coins.
'The last three years and trying to come to terms with what happened has taken a toll on all of us.
Niptoon Tavakoli, 65, made three 999 calls in around 85 minutes complaining of sickness and diarrhoea in June 2019
'Trying to grieve has been made all the harder because of having so many unanswered concerns.'
Mr Tavakoli made three 999 calls between 1.50pm and 3.15pm on June 7, 2019 — five days after eating the eggs — complaining of sickness and diarrhoea.
During the second he had a 'massive headache' and told the call handler 'I need help very quick', the report said.
During the third call he reported he had food poisoning, a high temperature, and chest pains adding 'I'm in trouble', the Ambulance Service report added.
Mr Tavakoli's case was upgraded to a category two call meaning paramedics should arrive within 40 minutes.
A note advising it was a possible sepsis incident was added for the ambulance crew to review.
A crew
