two weeks ago, to divide health Closed Miria Villa Clinic In Alzira, the private center where a six-year-old girl received dental treatment on November 20 and died hours later in Ribeira Hospital.
Minutes after the clinic’s activity stopped, on Friday, the 21st of last month, the owner of the center said: meria villaand pointed directly to to drug She was received by the deceased minor and another four-year-old girl who was admitted to the hospital. “It would be flawed” He said.
The person who administered anesthesia to the child was A 43 year old manAn anesthesiologist who worked in this clinic and in other private centers in addition to a general hospital.
And as EL ESPAÑOL learned, he is his specialist.”History of violations“, which is the focus of relevant police and judicial investigations.
This Wednesday, the National Police The owner of the clinic and the anesthesiologist himself were arrestedwhich he was accused of An alleged crime MurderAnother is for injuries, a crime against public health, theft, and another for negligence in the duty to assist.
According to the same sources seen by this newspaper, the position of the specialist himself is not “appropriate,” which justifies the “history of violations” he is accused of.
Among the crimes that the National Police accuses the anesthesiologist of committing Stealing medicines from a public hospital. This was discovered during a search of his personal home where medical products “from Questionable origin“.
According to preliminary investigations into the case, the 43-year-old man was in possession of medications that he allegedly stole from the hospital where he usually provides his services.
The arrest of the anesthesiologist and the owner of the clinic came as part of an investigation in which the police and police participated. to divideThey are searching Clarify whether there was an “error” in administering the anesthesia Used to “relax” minors.
It is expected that after his arrest, the anesthesiologist will remain in detention and will be brought to justice later.
Landlord crimes
On the same Wednesday, National Police agents also arrested the owner of the dental clinic, Mireya Vila, 50, on suspicion of The perpetrator of crimes of negligence in the duty to provide relief and harm to public health.
Villa was the first to speak publicly about what happened to the minors. In statements by L PuntHe stressed that although the anesthesiologist “I didn’t know what would happen“, were investigating the possibility of a defective batch of anesthesia.
The owner confirmed that the minor “Apparently fine“When she left the clinic, which is completely inconsistent with what the parents of the deceased took to Hospital de la Ribera, where the 6-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital.” Cardiac and respiratory arrest.
during The girl remained under observation for four hours in the same dental clinic because she was feeling unwell, as the girl’s parents explained upon her arrival at Ribeira Hospital.
At that period of time, the youngest, who was first thing in the morning for Extracting one of the child’s teeth and making several fillings for the cavityShe started feeling unwell and exhibiting various symptoms.
According to the account given by the parents upon their arrival at the hospital, after treatment, the minor experienced difficulty breathing and drowsiness, but in addition, she had a weak response to stimuli and also vomited on several occasions.
However, according to the family’s testimony, the dentist’s staff allowed the minor to leave the institution after four hours and return home.
Facts
Events go back to November 20 this yearWhen two girls, aged four and six, went with their families to a private dental clinic in Al-Zira for some treatment.
The six-year-old girl died on the same day after receiving treatment at the clinic. He was admitted to the La Ribera Hospital emergency room at 4:52 p.m. In case of cardiorespiratory arrest. Doctors tried to revive him to no avail and declared his death.
The other minor, a four-year-old girl, also went to the emergency room at the Ribera Hospital in Alzera (Valencia) in the afternoon because she had a bout of fever, vomiting and drowsiness.
After stabilizing his condition and proper evaluation, the doctors decided to transfer him from Samoa University to the pediatric intensive care unit at the clinic. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday.