Woman who can only communicate through eye movements settles High Court action for €250,000

Iaroslava Arkypenko sued St Vincent’s Healthcare Group over the care she received at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, in September 2022. Photograph: Dave MeehanA Ukrainian woman who has locked-in syndrome after allegedly suffering a massive stroke almost seven hours after arriving at the emergency department of a Dublin hospital has settled a High Court action for €250,000.

It was claimed she was seen by a doctor after 10pm but, after 2am on September 28th, suffered a massive stroke.TikTok video revealing access to medical records spurs inquiry into HSE data breachesIn the proceedings it was alleged that at 2.15am on September 28th, Ms Arkypenko’s son called nursing staff as she was slumped to one side in a chair and had left-sided weakness.

Counsel said the woman was visiting her family in Dublin when, on September 27th, 2022, her son returned to the house to find her lying down and complaining of dizziness and vomiting. She said part of their case was that if the woman had a scan before 10.30pm she could have been sent to Beaumont Hospital for treatment.

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