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ORIGINAL: AquaticSub

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No, they should not have been detained, but I'm also curious as to who made these arrangements, why there weren't paramedics waiting at the airport and if the airport had been given plenty of prior warning that they would be coming through. Certainly this was handled badly and it is a tragic event, I truly feel for a mother who has lost her child, but I really can't help but wonder why the paramedics weren't already there.

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Once the paramedics got there, the baby was under medical care, and would have had oxygen--that's why I only counted to there.  And while they may have been able to get out of the airport and to the hospital in 15 minutes, that doesn't mean that he would have already been hooked up to whatever machinery he needed by then.   So in the best circumstance possible, he would have been at the hospital at 5:45.  Instead, he was under medical care at 6:20, and at a hospital by 6:30.  (He was transported to a closer hospital.)

Two week babies with holes in their hearts can typically handle warm temps pretty well, if they aren't overdressed.  Since the room was described as "warm" and not "hot" I think this is jury prep rather than being a contributing factor. 

Yes, it was stupid.  Michael and the nurse shouldn't have been detained. If that were my son, I'd be angry as well. But even so, I don't think that you can say that this child's death is a result of being detained.  There's so much that the articles don't even touch on. . .the exact type of "hole in his heart", for example.  We don't know what sort of problems the baby had in the room--would it have been something that immediate attention could have resolved? There's not enough information there to say that blame exists.

And in all honesty, I have to admit that this press conference to announce their intent to sue less than a week after their son died does raise questions for me.  They aren't going on GMA or Today or Oprah to talk about their pain. they aren't holding a vigil--they are suing, which implies (to me) that they want to put a dollar amount on their son's life. This is their way of grieving; I hope it works for them.  But that choice feeds my natural skepticism. 

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ORIGINAL: carlie310

ETA to amativedame: In my previous posting, I did say that if they waited 10 minutes for an ambulance after the call came in, that's horrific. I assume that the airport is a high density area, so it should be less. An hour in a life-threatening situation is beyond belief.  Not that I doubt you, iI just don't have words to explain how bad it is. 

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Further, they are putting their story out in the public eye to invite judgement,

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ORIGINAL: farglebargle

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Further, they are putting their story out in the public eye to invite judgement,

I thought it was the Newspaper Reporters who were publishing the News Story of a Child Dying while in Needless Custody, not the parents.

You don't think the story is newsworthy? "Pointless Bureaucratic Delays Kill Child"?

The ONLY question anyone should have asked was, "Do you have transportation arranged to the Hospital?" And if the parents indicated in any way "No", the offer extended to get them to the Taxi Stand without delay...