Family of 2-year-old who died from response to ant bites sues hospital for ‘inexcusable’ therapy | EUROtoday

A Georgia household whose two-year-old daughter suffered a deadly allergic response to ant bites is suing a neighborhood hospital after claiming her loss of life was preventable.

Toddler Maya Getahun was taking part in in her entrance yard on October 7 final 12 months when she was bitten by hearth ants and started displaying indicators of an allergic response, in line with the lawsuit filed final week.

Her mother and father, Bethelhem Getu Hundie and Getahun Birhanu, instantly took her to Piedmont Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Georgia. By the time she arrived, Maya had a rash whereas experiencing wheezing and labored respiratory.

The lawsuit alleges healthcare workers then waited greater than 20 minutes to present Maya epinephrine, the remedy in an Epi-Pen used to deal with allergic reactions.

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Hospital workers then determined to intubate Maya when her blood oxygen saturation ranges have been at 97 p.c, the lawsuit alleges.

Dr. Richisa Salazar, who is known as as a defendant, then administered medication that paralyzed Maya to arrange her for the intubation. After administering the medication, nevertheless, Salazar realized the hospital didn’t have the correct child-sized tools to carry out the intubation, the lawsuit alleges.

Maya died quickly afterward. Now, her mother and father and their attorneys say her loss of life was “100% preventable.”

“If only the hospital staff had promptly administered epinephrine, Maya would still be alive,” Lloyd Bell, an lawyer representing Maya’s household, stated in an announcement. “If only the hospital had the proper equipment to intubate a child, Maya would still be alive.”

“The failures at Piedmont Eastside, from delayed treatment to inadequate resources, were not only negligent but inexcusable,” he added.

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Bell says Salazar has been named in two different medical malpractice instances prosecuted by his agency alone.

Maya’s household is now in search of a jury trial and damages associated to their ache and struggling and the price of her funeral.

“This case is about accountability,” Bell stated. “No family should ever experience the heartbreak of losing a child due to a hospital’s lack of preparation, especially for something as foreseeable as an allergic reaction. Our goal is to obtain full justice for Maya and help ensure that what happened to Maya never happens to another child.”

The Independent has contacted Piedmont Eastside Medical Center and Salazar for remark.