Nationwide — The dad and mom of Maya Getahun, a 2-year-old woman from Gwinnett County, Georgia, are suing Piedmont Eastside Medical Middle after their daughter died following a extreme allergic response. They declare that ER workers delayed life-saving remedy, which contributed to her dying.
In accordance with the lawsuit filed this week, Maya was taken to the hospital in Snellville final October after a number of hearth ant bites induced her to wrestle with respiratory.
The grievance claims ER workers waited 20 minutes earlier than giving her epinephrine, a crucial remedy used to deal with allergic reactions. The lawsuit additionally accuses a physician of failing to open Maya’s airways as her situation worsened.
“Maya’s dad and mom regarded on helplessly as their daughter slowly died from lack of oxygen,” the lawsuit stated, in accordance with 11 Alive.
The household desires a jury trial and is holding the hospital accountable for what they name a preventable dying.
“This case is about accountability,” lawyer Lloyd Bell stated in regards to the grievance. “No household ought to ever expertise the heartbreak of shedding a toddler as a result of a hospital’s lack of preparation, particularly for one thing as foreseeable as an allergic response. Our aim is to acquire full justice for Maya and assist be sure that what occurred to Maya by no means occurs to a different little one.”
