Paul Murphy, from Swords, told listeners of Morning Ireland this week how his 12-week-old son Liam needed life-saving treatment in Sweden after contracting the virus around Halloween.
In an incredibly brave interview, Mr Murphy outlined how the virus had saturated the lungs of the infant and that despite treatment in Crumlin he needed to be put on a special type of life-support that wasn’t immediately available in Ireland called Ecmo treatment.
He called for the HSE to do more to warn parents of the risks of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which can present as a common cold in older children but can be very dangerous for younger ones or those with asthma.
The Irish Health system are reporting substantially higher levels of RSV this year leading to many hospitalisations.
Mr Murphy told listeners that Liam’s story is ultimately a postive one because he is now recovering. It has been reported that Liam is likely to be discharged from Crumlin in the coming days.
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