Arizona toddler pronounced dead after drowning, later found alive in hospital ‘cold room’; doctor’s shocking reaction
A toddler was found unresponsive Arizona According to the latest police report released by the BBC, he jumped into the swimming pool and was pronounced dead, but was later found alive in the hospital’s “cold room”. The 18-month-old’s family called police after finding him face down in a swimming pool at a home in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert on Feb. 8.
Emergency crews arrived and performed life-saving measures. Baby He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later.
The doctor’s reaction was shocking
The police report said officers told the hospital’s physician, Dr. Aryan Toosi, that they saw signs of life. However, Toosi responded: “Please do your thing and let me do mine.”
“I went to medical school for a reason,” Toosi reportedly said.
Police were called to the scene to investigate Report a drowning When the family gathers to watch the Super Bowl. Gilbert police attended the home at around 17:30 MST (00:30 GMT). The child was taken to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 18:20.
“If there’s no objection, I’d like to announce the time of death,” Tucci said, according to police body camera video obtained by the local NBC News affiliate.
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“Time of death 18:20. Silence,” the doctor said.
However, a transporter from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office arrived at the hospital five hours later and found the child still breathing, police said. He was airlifted to another hospital, where he has since recovered and been released.
The police report did not include medical records for the toddler. This makes it unclear what exactly is going on.
The doctor’s lawyer, Scott Holden, told the BBC: “Out of courtesy to the family and patient privacy, we decline to make a statement at this time.”
Police are now calling for negligence charges against the parents. Investigators found a strong odor of marijuana in the home, leading them to believe the child may have entered the pool unsupervised.
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center said in a statement that the hospital “conducted a thorough review of every aspect of the care provided to understand what occurred and make meaningful changes to enhance our care.”
The hospital called it a “heartbreaking situation.”
