Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2003 FULLERTON, Calif. - A toddler who was revived nearly two hours after she was believed to have drowned and 40 minutes after doctors had declared her dead was responding to touch and sound Saturday, hospital officials said. Twenty-month-old Mackayala Jespersen was in critical condition but responsive a day after she was found in her family's swimming pool, said Children's Hospital of Orange County spokeswoman Denise Almazan. The little girl's family thanked the public for their "prayers and support," Almazan said. Mackayala's mother found her floating face down in the backyard pool Friday morning, police Sgt. Sean Fares said. Police and paramedics tried to revive her and rushed her to Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, where doctors pronounced her dead. Forty minutes later, police Detective Mike Kendrick was conducting a routine investigation into the death when he noticed Mackayala's chest was moving. He summoned doctors, who were able to revive her. "It was a very emotional moment for everyone," said Fullerton Police spokesman Sgt. Ron Gillett. "We thought she didn't make it and then she did. It was the lowest of the lows and the highest of the highs." Mackayala was later transferred to Children's Hospital. Anaheim Memorial Medical Center spokeswoman Gina Esparza declined to comment Saturday. Mark Langdorf, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, said it is not uncommon for toddlers to survive drownings after showing little or no signs of life, especially if the water is cold. What was unusual in Mackayala's case, he said, was the time involved. "If you had said she came back to life after 10 minutes I would be surprised, but 40 minutes is just exceptional," he said. Credit: Yahoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 9, 2003 Well you can kiss that kid's brain goodbye. I don't really know what to say about this. It's a feel good story on the surface but when you look at the medical side this kid now has extensive brain damage and probably will have nothing but health issues for the rest of it's life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 9, 2003 Isn't there a good chance that the kid will have brain damage due to being dead for so long? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 9, 2003 Your brain cells start dying about 10 or so minutes into death and go at a decent rate. So this kid most likely has extensive brain damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 9, 2003 That's what I figured. Unless this turns out to really be an amazing story and she escapes with no damaga, she would've been better off dying, regardless how her parents feel. It may sound like a cold blooded stance, but not even my worse enemy deserves to live the remainder of their life as a veg head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
