Family sues over fatal hospital transfers for asthmatic boy
The family of a 7-year-old boy who died in respiratory distress after a 12-hour saga to three hospitals, is asking why he was sent on a lengthy ambulance trek which lawyers contend contributed to his death...
By Phil Rogers
NBC Chicago
The family of a 7-year-old boy who died in respiratory distress after a 12-hour saga to three hospitals, is asking why he was sent on a lengthy ambulance trek which lawyers contend contributed to his death.
Aaron Pointer suffered an asthma attack during the early morning hours of September 18, 2010. His parents took him to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, but after less than two hours of treatment, doctors made the decision to transfer him to the hospital’s sister facility in Chicago Heights. The boy was treated at that hospital for about eight hours, but as his condition continued to worsen, a decision was made to transfer him, still again, to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet.
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Aaron went into respiratory distress in the ambulance during the 45-minute trip to Joliet, where he was reportedly in full cardiac arrest upon arrival. He died at St. Joseph’s five days later.
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