The 4-year-old girl, who was admitted to the Clinical Hospital in Valencia after being treated in a private dental clinic in Alzira, left the intensive care unit and moved to the ward. There, as sources in the Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday, the situation is developing “positively.”
Last Thursday afternoon, the minor went to… Emergency cases at Hospital de la Ribera Al-Zira because she had a bout of fever, vomiting, and drowsiness.
After stabilizing his condition and appropriate evaluation, the doctors decided to transfer him to Samoa Medical University The clinic’s pediatric intensive care unit. After three days there, the doctors considered moving him to the ward to continue his recovery.
It happens Another 6-year-old girl died on Thursday after he had previously been treated at the same dental clinic as Al-Zira.
This minor was admitted at 4:52 p.m. On Thursday to the La Ribera Hospital emergency room due to cardiac and respiratory arrest. Doctors tried to revive him to no avail and declared his death.
After learning of the facts, the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Health began… Media file To clarify the circumstances of what happened and ordered Precautionary suspension of activity From the clinic.
For its part, a court in Zira opened preliminary investigation procedures into the death of the 6-year-old girl after assistance was provided to her at the dental clinic.
After these events, the owner of the clinic stated in statements to: Punt The deceased girl left the dental center in “apparently good condition.” “The anesthesiologist doesn’t know what could happen.”.
According to what he explained, this minor did not undergo an operation under general anesthesia, but rather was given intravenous anesthesia to extract and fill some baby teeth.
In addition, he insisted that the girl began to feel unwell afterward and that they did not know “what could have happened.” He concluded: “They are investigating the drugging case.”
But the investigation – which is still ongoing – also discovered that the clinic He does not have permission from to divide health To perform anesthesia techniquesWhich includes anesthesia with intravenous medications.
Thus, sources from the Ministry itself confirm that the private center is licensed to do so Dental clinic with dental and dental activityso that he can administer local anesthesia without obtaining further permission.
For this reason, in this type of clinic, only anesthetics with local effects can be administered, with an applicator Exact dose required For every patient.
In addition, the Health Services Inspection Department of the Ministry of Health maintained a Meeting with the anesthesiologist Those who treated the two girls in Al-Zira’s dental clinic, and based on their conclusions, a report was prepared that will be submitted to the judicial authority, as confirmed by sources from this department, today, Sunday.
This service of the Ministry of Health began an investigation on Friday, and this entails analyzing any type of information that might contribute to clarifying what happened, such as the medicines provided, their traceability and clinic licenses, among other aspects.