Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Canada Winnipeg free february 2001 paramedics refused dying baby twice told parents boy had ear infection hours before he died of meningitis by Louise Elliott Toronto As a baby boy Lay in his mothers dying of bacterial Toronto Para medics told his parents this was the first and last time they would take the child to Hospital for something As triv Ial As an ear the father said it was the second time emergency staff visited the family Eastend apart ment on and it was the second time they failed to do their Seevaratnam i Jeyaratnam they dont Call anymore this the first and last time dont Call any More like said the distraught and angry As his cried intermittently on the Couch beside you Call then one paramedic if you have heart attack problem or breathing problem Call an otherwise you Call the provinces Deputy chief Jim and the cites emergency med ical service Are investigating the events leading to the baby death Early earlier the previous an ambulance Crew responded to the couples first 911 examined 18monthold and then failed to take him to Cairns said we consider that a significant Issue and we Are looking into the dynamics of How that he the medical service is conducting an internal investigation into every aspect of the says general manager Ron Rick a spokesman for Toronto emergency medical called the family allegations disturb but says he cannot comment during the investigation except to say there was a lot More to the Case than the first visit by the ambulance despite suggestions in some Media reports that a language Barrier May have caused confusion Between the Para medics and the baby Vija Carat Nam had no problem communicating during a lengthy inter View with the Canadian press yester Vijay Ratnam said both sets of Para medics knew that he and his wife wanted the child to go to Hospital we didst Call the ambulance for an opinion we needed to go to he they didst listen to they failed to do their the who came to Canada 13 years ago from sri said a Crew of three paramedics men and a to the first 911 Call around 9 on they did a Brief examination and Learned the baby had been taking antibiotics for four Days and that a doctors appointment was scheduled the next Vijay Ratnam says they were told the Hospital would not like it if the baby was brought in and that it would take two Days for the antibiotics kick said they going to waste their time taking the child to Hospi he adding he and his wife begged them to take their child to the Hospital for sick the paramedics that not our Vijay Ratnam a few hours meth san was transferred to sick kids by desperate emergency room staff at Toronto East general he died at sick Chil under the Ontario ambulance paramedics cannot refuse to transport a patient unless they have consent of the patient or who Are asked to we didst Call the ambulance for an opinion we needed to go to he they didst listen to they failed to do their Kevin frayed a Canadian press Jey Arani Vijay Ratnam and son thu Luxan sit near a picture of 18monthold who died of sign the ambulance Call As they were the first Para medics requested Wijaya Ratnam and asked him to sign a he they say give your last name and first and sign he i signed it i was dreadfully wrong the didst explain what the form was or Why they were ask ing him to sign Vijay Ratnam who worked As a nurse in sri said she knew before the first Crew arrived that something was dread fully wrong with her baby when he tried to take a drink but could not screamed and cried and put his hand to his neck and Shook his when Jey Arani pointed these symptoms out to the first they said they were caused by1 an ear infection a doctors diagnosis made earlier that i said the baby touched the neck and i think he had pain in neck and she i asked if there was anything wrong with they that is ear pain that Why Hes crying and that Why Hes touching his she bacterial a potentially deadly infection which inflames the membranes covering the brain and spinal is characterized at the Onset by severe stiffness of the malaise and restless the first paramedic Crew listened to the Childs heart and Chest using a Ste Tho but did not look in his ears or the parents upon the second up of two touched or exam ined the Jey Arani they laughed and joked at scribbles made on the Wall by the Cou Ples first seven Earold son thu Vijay Ratnam they were pointing to the and said see the Wall he As if we called the ambulance Crew for an opinion about the finally the second Crew agreed to take the baby to saying we can take you there if you Vijayarath Nam when they arrived at Toronto East meth san fell and nurses and doctors asked the couple Why they waited so Long to bring the boy Jey Arani general staff did everything she her voice now they told after 20 baby very Canadian press when its time to leave you wont find the Rice Law life Law save wisely get an Trust savings account personal service High interest Trust of 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