DAY ONE OF INQUEST INTO SAVITA DEATH CONCLUDES AT GALWAY COURTHOUSE
Day one of the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar hasnow concluded.
The afternoon session resumed at 2pm and began with any questionson Praveen Halappanavar’s earlier statement.
This began with questions from the Coroner Dr.Ciaran MacLoughlinwho went though a number of page numbers on Praveen’s statementcovering matters such as doctors rounds , the suggestion that theroom may have been cold and a discussion with a medic regardingparticipation in a medical trial.
This was following by questioning from Praveen’s Barrister EugeneGleeson who asked about the number of times Savita made requestsfor a termination and the intervals.
Senior Counsel for the HSE Declan Buckley said there was somedifficulty in relation to timings particularly in relation to thetimings involving the rupturing of membranes.
Legal representative Eileen Barrington also appeared on behalf ofa consultant and added that some of Praveen’s timings may not beconsistent with medical records.
A deposition was also heard from a Dr. Prassad , an orthopaedicsurgeon at Galway Clinic and a friend of Savita ad Praveen since2009.
He told the inquest that he had seen Savita in the hospital andthat her body was swollen and she was on artificial ventilation,
He quoted an insert from a Medical Council booklet in relation toguideline on the termination of a pregnancy.
The inquest resumes tomorrow morning at 10.