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Two-Year-Old Dies Hours After Feltre Hospital Discharge as Prosecutors Order Autopsy

Officials are reviewing the hospital’s assessment after the toddler’s sudden respiratory collapse.

Overview

  • The child was taken to Feltre’s Santa Maria del Prato pediatric emergency Friday evening for breathing problems following days of fever, runny nose, cough and labored breathing.
  • After examination and diagnostic tests, clinicians judged her parameters stable and discharged her Saturday with a therapy and instructions to monitor her condition.
  • A few hours later at home she experienced a rapid, severe worsening of breathing; emergency 118 responders attempted resuscitation but she died in Borgo Valbelluna.
  • The family filed a formal complaint asking authorities to verify whether the illness was more serious than initially assessed by clinicians.
  • Ulss 1 Dolomiti launched an internal inquiry, and the Procura di Belluno opened an investigation against unknowns and assigned the autopsy to medico legale Antonello Cirnelli to be conducted in the coming days.