Oregon Child Dies From Bacteria

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

An eight-year-old boy who had injured his leg when falling from his bicycle died in Oregon as a victim of an attack by a carnivorous bacteria.

Liam Flanagan's devastated parents told People that on January 13, the boy was playing on his bicycle in front of his home in Pilot Rock, Oregon. At one point, the minor fell and the handlebar was buried in a thigh cutting his jeans and making a deep wound.

Immediately, the minor was taken to the emergency room, where they made seven stitches. According to his mother, although the boy complained that the wound was painful, he was not prescribed antibiotics and sent to his home.

Back at home, the boy, who was in the second grade of primary school, continued to be annoyed by the pain, according to his mother, Sara Hebard. "He said it hurt, but it was his first accident, they had never stitched him before," said the 37-year-old woman. "I think that a child who has had a couple of stitches complained no more than he complains," Hebard continued, assuring that Liam was very sweet and always made everyone smile.

The boy's stepfather, Scott Hinkle, gave him Tylenol for the next three days, but the pain did not stop. It was then that they checked the wound and noticed that the skin had a strange discoloration.

"My husband was very scared," said the mother, "He immediately said that Liam had gangrene and that we had to take him to the emergency room and we went there."

This time, the boy was flown to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland by helicopter, where he underwent a series of surgeries and amputations to eradicate the ongoing infection.

Carnivorous bacteria occur in rare cases, generally entering through a cut or puncture and spreading through the skin killing soft tissue. It is a treatable infection if it is intervened promptly and promptly with antibiotics and in some cases, amputations of the body. Now it is thought that little Liam came into contact with her when he cut himself and fell on the ground.

“They were giving him everything they could, but they kept cutting and waiting. Cutting and waiting”, explains the mother about the last days of the child's life. Eventually, the pains became so excruciating that Liam was transported to a second hospital where he was eventually put into a medical coma.

The boy was disconnected on January 21 and finally died. Now his parents want his death not to be in vain. "Although this is my worst nightmare," said the boy's mother, "I want to believe that his death was for a reason, perhaps to save other lives." The family has established a fund at GoFundMe to cover the expenses caused by the tragedy.