An 11-month-old baby has died in Portimão, in the south. Portugalafter waiting six hours to be transferred from the hospital because the ambulance was not working due to the lack of doctors.
The incident, which was reported in the local media, occurred on Friday. A serious infant waited at least six hours before being transferred to a hospital with adequate staff to treat him.
The pediatric interhospital ambulance in the Algarve region was not working because there was no doctor to provide neonatal intensive care service.
Finally, chosen for a last resort solution, He carried out the transport by helicopter, but on the way out of the hospital, the child fell into cardiac and respiratory arrest and eventually died.
Rui Lázaro, president of the Association of Pre-Hospital Emergency Technicians, denounced to CNN Portugal that other solutions could be activated, such as sending a medical team to Portimão Hospital by helicopter.
“Someone from the National Medical Emergency Institute or the emergency patient guidance center will have made that decision. We don’t know why this time around, so an investigation must be necessary,” he said.
on his behalf Algarve Hospital and University Center ensured that all technical and human resources were available. Lack of resources in emergencies has been constant in Portugal over the past year, services that are closed on weekends due to a lack of doctors, especially in maternity and maternity services.
There have been other controversial cases in the past year, such as the death of a baby in childbirth while the emergency room is closed, or the death of a pregnant woman while being transported from the hospital.