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A toddler in Saudi Arabia had a tragic death after doing a Covid-19 test as the swab stick broke inside his nose, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday, July 14.
The incident happened in Shaqra General
Hospital when the parents took the 18-month-old Abdul Aziz Al Gufan to
the hospital on Friday, after they noticed a high temperature. Al Gufan
wasn't showing any other symptoms but the doctor said that it was
important to conduct a Covid-19 test. While doing the test, the swab
stick broke inside Al Gufan's nose.
The doctor decided to perform a surgery to
remove the stick after administering anaesthesia. After the surgery, the
medical team told the parents that the stick was removed successfully
and the child was fine.
When Al Gufan woke up, his mother noticed that
something wasn't right and asked the medical team to check the child,
but they said that the doctor wasn't available as it was late at night.
In the morning, the child suddenly fainted and
the mother informed the nurses in the hospital who found him not
breathing. The medical team placed the boy in a ventilator and a scan
examination showed that the airway to one of his lungs were blocked. The
child's condition was getting worse and the parents wanted to take him
to a speciality hospital in Riyadh.
However, after receiving approval, the family
waited in the hospital for more than an hour for an ambulance until the
child passed away. Al Gufan's uncle submitted a report to the
authorities to investigate the death of the child and deal with the
medical team.
At night, the uncle told Al Arabiya that the
Saudi minister of health called him and confirmed that he is following
the investigation personally.
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https://mustsharenews.com/toddler-passes-away-swab/
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/07/15/Coronavirus-Saudi-child-dies
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