Serious injury from meningococcal infection due to delayed care
On July 29, 2000, Valentina, then one-year-old, became seriously ill. Her mother called the doctor's office several times, but was fobbed off each time by the assistant. Only four hours later was she allowed to come in. By then it was too late: Valentina was in septic shock due to a meningococcal infection. Admissions, operations and finally an amputation of her [...] followed.
Misjudgment with fatal consequences
A youth nurse advises a young mother to cut off all contact with her baby's father. Within two weeks, the father is dead. Not from violence, but from grief and addiction. What began as well-intentioned youth care ended in irreparable loss. A family without a voice The father had just gotten his life back on [...].
Getting home safely after work
After a long day of work in a Brabant meat processing plant, eight Romanian migrant workers board a van on their way to their shared home in Germany. The van, owned by the employer, is driven by a colleague. Presumably due to fatigue, he crosse onto the wrong side of the road and collides head-on with a truck. Five of them are killed [...].
How a young seal changed her life
A howler. That's where it all started. In other words, a young seal lying motherly alone on the Bloemendaal beach making a plaintive noise. Sylvia did not hesitate for a moment and stayed with the animal until the rescue team and later the animal ambulance arrived. When she then sat back down on her towel, things went wrong: the animal ambulance [...]
Vacation ends in disaster
On the last day of their trip through the northwestern United States, Fenna and Günter board a Duck boat - a tourist amphibious vehicle suitable for both land and water. But what should have been a relaxing conclusion turns into a nightmare on a bridge. Due to a technical defect, the driver loses control. [...]
When a vacation ended in stasis
Sandy drives through Atlantic City in a rental car while on vacation in the United States. A contractor in a Ford F150 is paying more attention to his phone screen than to traffic. In an instant, Sandy's life changes: she is hit from behind. What follows is the beginning of a difficult chapter in her life. Injuries, work [...]