Cauan Araújo Conceição, 3, died after spending a year with a nail in his lung. The boy’s parents claimed they took him to a hospital several times. So they decided to pay for an X-ray exam, which discovered the object in the boy’s body. The case occurred in Canavieiras (BA). The information is from G1.
The boy’s mother, Clarice Araújo, and father, Cosme Conceição, realized in June 2020 that the boy had swallowed an object, but, at the moment, they were unable to identify what it was.
At that moment, the father took Cauan to the Canavieiras Municipal Hospital. “That night, I felt he was choking, blood even came out of his little mouth. Then, immediately, I took him to the hospital, the same night. Arriving at the hospital, the doctor looked and said that there was nothing in the child’s throat. Then we came back,” he reported.
As his symptoms worsened, the boy was taken to the hospital several more times. “He kept having a fever and coughing a lot. For some time now, the pain has started to come. A pain in his right side, which he kept walking sideways. We always took him to the hospital, and he only gave medication. Then, when the effect of the medication wore off, the pain and fever continued to come,” said Clarice.
On June 27 this year, it was the penultimate time that Cauan was admitted to the health unit. As the doctor informed that the boy had symptoms of asthma and, once again, would not have requested an examination. She just prescribed some medication, passed nebulization and released the boy.
Again, Cauan’s symptoms worsened and the parents decided to pay for a private X-ray, which found the nail in his lung. Afterwards, the family returned to the hospital. “Then he got there, they gave him medication and told him to wait for some regulation to be transferred. Then he was transferred to Salvador”, said Clarice.
When he arrived at the State General Hospital (HGE), Cauan underwent surgery to remove the nail. As the object had punctured the lung, the boy had to be hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), but two days later he could not resist.
Now, the parents accuse the doctors and the Canavieiras Municipal Hospital of having neglected the care. “I was never asked to run after it. Even if they couldn’t do it in the hospital, they at least gave me the request to take care of my son in a private clinic. Always only medication, there was never a request for any exam”, Clarice said.
On the 27th, the Canavieiras Health Department informed in a note that tests were requested for Cauan. He pointed out that an appointment with a pediatrician had been scheduled for the 28th, but the doctor fell ill.
The statement also noted that the family did not seek medical attention before that date. However, Cauan’s parents have papers that prove they were in the hospital before.
The secretariat also reported that the case remains under investigation by the police.
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