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6-Year-Old Dies After Alzira Dental Treatment as Second Child Reported Stable in ICU

Authorities have suspended the clinic pending inquiries into possible sedation issues, with the cause still undetermined.

Overview

  • Regional health officials say the four-year-old remains stable in the pediatric ICU at Hospital Clínico de Valencia.
  • Inspectors opened an informative file and ordered the temporary suspension of the Alzira dental clinic’s activity.
  • Examining Court No. 5 of Alzira has launched preliminary criminal proceedings into the six-year-old’s death.
  • The clinic owner says a small sedative was administered and an anesthesia lot is being examined, a version disputed by parents and hospital sources.
  • Health authorities report the four-year-old arrived at 15:11 with fever, vomiting and somnolence, and the six-year-old reached Hospital de la Ribera at 16:52 in cardiorespiratory arrest.