A two-year-old boy has died after doctors used an air hose to dislodge a popcorn kernel that was stuck up his noise, rupturing his lungs and stomach.
Ravi de Souza Figueiredo died hours after being treated and discharged from the Goiatuba Municipal Hospital in Goias state, Brazil, after the doctors performed the botched procedure.
Two doctors have been indicted for manslaughter, after police and prosecutors opened an investigation into negligence at the hospital.
His parents said they took him to the hospital after being unable to remove a corn kernel that got stuck in his nose.
Hospital staff first tried to extract it with tweezers without success.
They then inserted a rubber cannula into his nostril and blew compressed air twice in an attempt to dislodge it.
The family said the kernel remained stuck and the child vomited immediately afterwards.
His father noticed his stomach swell right after the procedure, and later forensic reports found his lung and stomach had ruptured.
Ravi de Souza Figueiredo died hours after being treated and discharged from the Goiatuba Municipal Hospital in Goias state, Brazil, after the doctors performed the botched procedure
His parents said they took him to the hospital after being unable to remove a corn kernel that got stuck in his nose
Ravi was given medication for gas, kept under observation for a few hours and discharged.
He later fell ill again and returned to the hospital, where further tests were carried out.
‘He remained bloated, weak and couldn’t speak. He didn’t look well, he was distressed, so we returned to the same hospital,’ his father Josenilson da Silva Figueiredo said, reported the Mirror.
A pediatrician ordered his transfer to a larger hospital, but on the way he developed breathing difficulties and was declared dead soon after on April 5.
His mother, Priscila Marta de Souza, said: ‘I saw the moment the nurse lowered her head. She said: “Unfortunately, your son has passed away.” I went into despair.’
The autopsy recorded acute respiratory failure as the cause of death.
His father is quoted in Brazilian news website G1 as saying: ‘Ravi was fine, breathing normally and even talking. He was a healthy child, running everywhere. I want justice. It’s so painful.’
Police chief Sergio Henrique said the compressed air procedure was not in line with standard practice and that an immediate X-ray could have prevented the tragedy.
Mother Priscila Marta de Souza said she went into ‘despair’ after the nurse told her that Ravi had died
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has received the investigation and is awaiting technical information from the Regional Medical Council of the State of Goias
‘When trying to remove the corn kernel, which was in the boy’s nose, the doctor used a non-standard technique, which is not recommended – introducing a compressed air cannula into the child’s upper airways,’ he said, addressing reporters on July 9.
‘This caused air to enter the lungs and stomach with great force, leading to the rupture of these organs.’
They have now charged Dr Daniella Carvalho Ferreira and Dr Isabella Helena Caixeta de Oliveira with negligence over the boy’s death.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has received the investigation and is awaiting technical information from the Regional Medical Council of the State of Goias.
The family’s lawyer, Vinicius Dias, said he would assist the prosecution and file a civil lawsuit, adding that the defence would be ‘firm, technical and combative’ to ensure accountability.
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