Medical Expert Defends Doctor's Assessment in Ontario Sepsis Death

Medical expert defends doctor’s assessment of woman before she died of sepsis in Ontario hospital

Heather Winterstein didn't show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner’s inquest for the 24-year-old.