2023-05-20 19:46:43
An 11-month-old baby died in Portimão, in the south of Portugalafter six hours of waiting to be transferred from hospital because the ambulance was not operational due to a lack of doctors.
The case, picked up by local media, occurred on Friday, when a baby in serious condition spent at least six hours waiting to be transferred to a hospital where there was an adequate team to treat him.
The pediatric interhospital ambulance in the Algarve region was not operational because there were no doctors who could provide neonatal intensive care.
al final, it was opted for a last resort solution, carry out the transfer by helicopter, but the child went into cardiorespiratory arrest when he was leaving the hospital and ended up dying.
The head of the Union of Pre-hospital Emergency Technicians, Rui Lázaro, denounced in statements to CNN Portugal that other solutions could have been activated, such as sending a medical team to the Portimão Hospital by helicopter.
“Someone from the National Institute of Medical Emergency or the guidance center for urgent patients will have made that decision. We do not know why it happened this time, so an investigation must be required,” he said.
For his part, the Algarve Hospital and University Center ensured that all technical and human resources were available. The lack of resources in emergencies has been a constant in the last year in Portugal, especially in maternity and obstetrics, with services closed on weekends due to a shortage of doctors.
In the last year there have been other controversial cases, such as the death of a baby in childbirth when the emergency room was closed or that of a pregnant woman while being transferred from the hospital.
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