Overview

• Doctors at Dongchuan People’s Hospital performed a craniotomy to remove the blade, and health officials say the child is stable under observation.
• Local police reviewed the incident and reported no criminal intent, classifying it as an accident.
• Accounts of how the injury occurred conflict, with the mother saying the knife flew from a bedsheet and a hospital staff member saying she admitted trying to scare a tantruming child.
• The mother reportedly attempted to pull the knife out before taking her daughter to the hospital rather than calling an ambulance.
• A doctor quoted by China Business View warned that removing an impaled object can be fatal and said the child’s soft skull and prompt care likely aided her survival.