From the Daily News:The 16-month-old infant perished within an hour after his parents brought him to Elmhurst Hospital Center at 9:30 p.m., a spokesman said.
City and hospital officials said it was too soon to tell for sure if the baby succumbed to the H1N1 swine flu virus spreading sickness and death around the world.
"It will take days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can confirm or deny that," said hospital spokesman Dario Centorcelli.
The unidentified infant's parents noticed he had a high fever when they put him to bed Monday night. They brought him to the hospital after he started turning blue, Centorcelli said.
The baby was pronounced dead at 10:20 p.m.
His 3-year-old brother and 1-year-old cousin were also being treated for flulike symptoms at the hospital.
The spokesman estimated there were about 200 people in the Elmhurst emergency room with flulike symptoms.
Here's an update from the Daily News.
Update: The baby tested negative for the swine flu.
21 comments:
The unidentified infant's parents noticed he had a high fever when they put him to bed Monday night. They brought him to the hospital after he started turning blue,
Seem that the City will not identify victim and parents because they are here illegally.
omg, what the hell is wrong with people? an infant has a fever and you put the kid to bed, shame on these parents, illegal or not. when my boys have fevers i call the doctor and bring them in. it's a crying shame to read this kind of crap. always take care of your children and call your doctor. infections, and god knows its all over the news about the swine flu.
News flash...
Bloomturd and Frieden are still trying to figure out what school the child attended so that it could be shut down! It seems like the concerns about swine flu are real and city officials dropped the ball...again! How many more must die?
A 16 mos. old went to school?
A 16 mos. old went to school?
Guess you never heard of sarcasm?
The infant is Jonathan Zamora Castillo of Corona, Queens.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/toddlers-death-stokes-flu-concerns/?hp
why won't the city identify the parents if they are illegal? That just seems so wrong. If they were legal their name would be in the paper. Does illegality bring privacy?
Talk about an upside down world.
Yep---the city treats them like the save the whales.
--All ass backwards.
Walk with an open beer on Memorial day they treay you like Jimmy Hoffa if you have ID and money fo fines.
I have a friend on the job in Southhold.
He tells me in Riverhead when these illegals get drunk the cops actually drive them home to there matress houses.
If they book them it cost the town to much time and paperwork. They will never see their money. ICE nor INS wont come unless they are top Felony or kill sombody.
When you’re a citizen with a driver’s license SS# they know who you are and come get you if you don’t show up for court with lots of cash.
Luckly in Southold the locals "take care of things" and not the county cops
This Flu is wiping out wetbacks because the have no inoculation to 3rd world diseases.
1/2 of these kids in school under 10 have illegal parents, they never had flu shots.
However NOW..these flu strains will eventually mutate to make us all sick.
---That **FACT** will never be printed in the paper or on TV network news
Why are you hell bent on crucifying the grieving parents?
When I was young, my legal citizen parents left me screaming with untreated earaches for weeks, and once I spent a week straight with abdominal pains and vomiting that started after I jumped from the roof of a small shed--this was also unseen by a doctor.
Many years later I had similar symptoms from an ovarian torsion that nearly killed me.
This is called poverty and lack of medical insurance. Thousands are playing Russian Roulette with their kid's lives, especially since this wave of layoffs has struck.
Be thankful that you have coverage, and if you have any extra money try giving a little to Catholic Charities or a charity of your choice that provides medical care to the indigent.
"Why are you hell bent on crucifying the grieving parents?"
who is doing that? providing their names in public will help people identify if they live next door to them or they work with them.
"This is called poverty and lack of medical insurance. Thousands are playing Russian Roulette with their kid's lives, especially since this wave of layoffs has struck."
Total BS. By law a hospital has to take you in with or without insurance. The lack of medical insurance does not equate to lack of medical care.
This is an old Dem canard meant to create federal health control...errr care.
I am not spouting a "Dem Canard", but personal experience. Many parents will not bring their children to a hospital with what looks like a minor condition.
Waits in hospitals can be several hours long and bills are presented for payment--the emergency room visit is not free. They may have to treat you, but they also can attach wages or small bank accounts too.
"Waits in hospitals can be several hours long and bills are presented for payment--the emergency room visit is not free. They may have to treat you, but they also can attach wages or small bank accounts too."
so the health of your children is less important then anything you posted? That is a sad commenary.
It happens I had to be treated for a problem when I had no insurance. Was taken in without question, and at pay time they indicated I might get relief for the bill due to my circumstanes at the time.
The Catholic church, it's Charities and the Pope can kiss my ass !
It is only they and the scumbag Bloomberg elitist types who want illegal’s to flock here.
These pigs see these bloodsuckers as future cheap "water and feed" slaves, personal butt washers after they destroy us "pesky" middle class.
The land of Oz one side thee river, death, slums closed hospitals and work barricks the other side.
Death to Archie Bunker !
That’s in a nutshell, any 8 year old in private school can figure it out.
-Joe
I had no voice in it. I was the child in question, and I can guarantee that many good people will make such a choice since they also have to feed, clothe and shelter their other children.
This is why America lags even many poorer countries. When I had a complication from a vaccination while visiting Irish relatives, I got treated in an Irish hospital for free. Basic medical care should be single-payer and tax funded. The overhead alone charged by insurance companies chews up a good portion of the premium.
are you kidding me! go to any ER and see all the illegals sitting there waiting to be seen. they know more rights than americans. NO hospital is going to refuse to see you,either they bill you or show you the proper forms to fill out for free insurance. that's what wrong with this country we give insurance out to the wrong people. americans first........oh and the parents should of taken the baby immediately to the hospital for treatment. high fever come on give me a fuckin break any parent knows to get meds as soon as possible. the baby dehydrated poor thing.
Just because swine flu is the latest fad doesnt mean the child died from it. It could be just the regular flu with a new mutation.
No one reads. I didn't say that my parents couldn't bring me any place. Only that they could not afford to bring me any place.
They actually paid their own bills. For people who are not deadbeats, drifters and chancers, hospital bills can be ruinous.
They are the number 1 cause of bankruptcy in America today, and many people play Russian Roulette to avoid the cost.
"are you kidding me! go to any ER and see all the illegals sitting there waiting to be seen."
And you know they're illegals because they're wearing the mandated chartreuse "I" patch? Or you're just being typically judgmental?
Hey Linda, would you like some cheese with that whine?
Hey Linda, would you like some cheese with that whine?
Phew! Apparently you already cut the cheese!
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