A 2-year-old Georgia girl was taken to the hospital after being bitten by a fire ant. Now, her parents filed a lawsuit for illegal death
A Georgia mother and father filed an illegal death lawsuit against the hospital after their 2-year-old daughter died of an allergic reaction to a fire ant bite, and they brought her aid.
Maya Getahun, who visited Piedmont East Sidemed Center in October 2024, died in a complaint filed in Gwinnett County on Friday, April 4. Maya “dead due to unqualified medical services,” according to the lawsuit.
In court documents, Mayan parents, Bethelhem Getu Hundie and Getahun Birhanu, said they realized they were taking their daughter to the hospital after they were experiencing an allergic reaction.
Legal documents add that once they arrive at the medical facility, they claim that medical staff can manage adrenaline “for more than 20 minutes.” ”
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The lawsuit further claimed that ER physician Dr. Richisa Salazar “tryed to intubate Maya, but once the surgery began, Dr. Salazar realized that the emergency room did not have the correct size equipment needed for young children” and therefore “the hospital lacked the equipment needed to complete pediatric intubation.”
The complaint states that the Mayan parents “watched helplessly as their daughter slowly died from hypoxia.”
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“What happened to Maya is the worst nightmare for every parent,” a representative of Bell Law Firm, which represents the family, said in an email statement to people.
They continued: “There is a critical window to treat her allergic reaction, but the emergency room did not take action.”
“What’s worse is that when emergency room doctor Salazar tried to intubate the Mayans, the team realized they didn’t have the size equipment for the child. Her parents watched in horror as the nurses lost oxygen as the nurses scrambled to find pediatric snorkels. She died in front of them.
The company further explained that this was the “third case” they filed against Dr. Salazar, and the second claim involving the complaint was “preventable deaths[s] Due to failure of intubation. ”
“Mayas deserve better situations, and every patient should have them,” the company concluded in an email statement.
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The family is seeking a jury trial and, according to the formal complaint, “a judgment on the plaintiff’s support for more than $10,000.”
Dr. Salazar and Piedmont Healthcare, which owns Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, have not responded to requests for comment.
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