2-month-old baby dies after suspected choking, in Agreste da Paraíba

A two-month-old baby died after suspected choking, at the Campina Grande Emergency and Trauma Hospital, in Paraíba, this Thursday morning (15).

According to the health unit, the child, from the municipality of Queimadas, arrived at the hospital in cardiorespiratory arrest. The medical team tried to revive her for 30 minutes, but were unable to reverse the condition.

According to doctor Vanessa Formiga, the mother realized that the baby was in that condition when she woke up and sought help from the child's aunt.

According to the report received by the medical team, the aunt tried to give a massage to revive the baby, but was unable to do so. Family members also tried to call the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu), but a neighbor took the child by car to the Trauma Hospital.

"At around 6:40 am, we received a 2-month-old baby in his aunt's arms, in the red room, and then this patient was in cardiorespiratory arrest, with no pulse, no breathing. We carried out the entire procedure, intubated, and attempted resuscitation for 30 minutes without success", reported the doctor.

Until the last update of this report, the Civil Police reported that they had no information about the incident.