Six-Year-Old Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Tragic Dental Procedure

Children now have a reason to hate the dentist trips. Crystal Lewis in Richmond, Virginia, did not expect the trouble would come when she brought her son to the Dental Clinic of Virginia Commonwealth University, Tuesday, May 11

Lewis brought his son, aged six Jacobi Hill, VCU clinic in order to obtain several teeth filled. According to the Hill family, her pediatrician had okay'd sedation. When a breathing tube was removed, Hill suffered a cardiac arrest. He was rushed to VCU Medical Center, but the staff was unable to revive him.

While the decline in commitment to giving interviews, a spokesman issued the following statement: "Virginia Commonwealth University wants to understand what happened in the tragic incident involving a pediatric patient Our internal investigation is continuing and we await the results of the autopsy conducted by. 's medical examiner's office in Virginia. We have been in contact with the patient's family and will be available. commitment is consistent with the requirements governing the administration of general anesthesia during dental procedures and emergency care professionals is available immediately in our dental clinics and facilities. "

A week later, however, Crystal Lewis still trying to find answers. She said her eldest son, Keyon Hill, had the same procedure earlier this year, without complications.

Although all the risks of sedation, prevalence of sedation dentistry procedures vary to make and how much the patient moves.

"We used thousands of times every day," said Indru Punwani, a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Robert Campbell, a pediatric surgeon at Virginia oral dental anesthesia and Associates, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the most common cause of death in the dental office under anesthesia is associated with a respiratory condition.

In the upper airways, "the most common problem is that the vocal cords go into a spasm and closure," said Campbell. He said the problem of the upper airways may be related to an allergic reaction. Most current involves the lower airways in asthma attack.

Although an autopsy was done on Thursday, the state medical examiner's office told the media that could take weeks for the cause and how to die. Virginia Medicaid Agency is currently investigating the death.

This is really unfortunate and tragic accident. Our thoughts are with the Lewis family, 'as working through complex investigations, the death of Hill.