Nearly 2-year-old boy in District 6 dies after lunch

Speaking with a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, Mr. Luu Hong Uyen, Head of the Education and Training Department of District 6, stated the above regarding the incident where a nearly two-year-old boy, DTK, attending a private kindergarten in the area, died after lunch.

According to our investigation, the boy, DTK, a student at VH Private Kindergarten (District 6), died at Children's Hospital 1 at 1:30 AM on September 21st. Prior to that, at noon on September 20th, while the class's caregiver was feeding K. lunch, K. exhibited symptoms similar to choking. Immediately, the teachers took K. to District 6 Hospital. There, the hospital documented K.'s symptoms as cardiac arrest and cyanosis. K. received first aid at District 6 Hospital before being transferred directly to Children's Hospital 1 for treatment.

Mr. Uyen added that immediately after the incident occurred, the Chairman of the People's Committee of District 6 instructed the Department of Education and Training to coordinate with the local authorities to review and report on the case. At the same time, the district leadership also directed the District 6 Police to investigate and clarify the cause of K.'s death.

According to Mr. Uyen, immediately after learning about the incident, he went to the school to investigate, was present at the hospital, and encouraged the family to agree to an autopsy to determine the cause of death of child K. The investigating agency also went to the school to work, extracted all necessary camera data, including data on K.'s mealtimes in class, and collected food samples that the children ate on September 20th, and worked with the teachers and caregivers involved.

The head of the Education and Training Department of District 6 stated that they had reviewed the camera footage from beginning to end. Class K. has 9 children and 3 teachers. Each teacher fed 3 children. The children ate completely normally. When it came to feeding K., the child seemed to have difficulty eating. The camera initially showed the teacher taking the child outside to wash her hands and mouth, then bringing her back inside.

Seeing that K. suddenly became uncomfortable, the teacher led her to stand next to her. Noticing something unusual about K., the teacher patted her back, but K. became even more uncomfortable. The teacher picked her up, shook her, and realized something was wrong, so she carried her to the front. At this point, some teachers called security to take K. to the hospital, others called the principal to report the incident, and contacted K.'s family.

The kindergarten where K. attends. Photo: V. Dung

Mr. Uyen stated that the District 6 hospital is only a few hundred meters from the school, so it only took a few minutes for K. to arrive at the hospital. Upon arrival, K. was no longer conscious, so she was immediately transferred to Children's Hospital 1. K. passed away at just after 1:35 AM on September 21st at Children's Hospital 1. According to the death certificate from Children's Hospital 1, the cause of death was recorded as: "Cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest before admission, acute cerebral edema - acute pulmonary edema."

About two or three days before the incident, according to the school's report, K. was sick and her family sent medicine to the school, asking the teacher to give it to her.

According to Mr. Uyen, in this incident, the kindergarten as well as the relevant authorities of District 6 have provided utmost support, encouragement, and shared the immense loss with K.'s family, and have cooperated and coordinated with the investigating agency in clarifying the case.

Mr. Uyen affirmed that both the Party Secretary and the Chairman of the People's Committee of District 6 had given close instructions, requesting that the reason for the nearly two-year-old boy's death be clarified. If any wrongdoing occurred on the part of the school, the district will handle it strictly because this is a serious incident. "After lunch on September 20th, all the other children at this kindergarten were completely normal," Mr. Uyen said.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tp-hcm-be-trai-gan-2-tuoi-o-quan-6-tu-vong-sau-bua-an-trua-196240923193240322.htm