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Valencia Toddler Dies After Choking on Nuts as Autopsy Confirms Accidental Asphyxiation

Forensic examiners ruled the death an accidental airway obstruction.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called at about 17:40 on Tuesday to a park in Valencia, where the two-year-old was found unconscious after a suspected choking episode.
  • CICU dispatchers gave bystanders instructions before arrival, and a nearby physician attempted resuscitation at the scene.
  • SAMU, an advanced nursing unit (SVA) and a basic life support unit (SVB) performed advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life-support measures.
  • The child was evacuated toward the pediatric emergency department at Hospital La Fe and died during the transfer, according to CICU.
  • After autopsy confirmation of accidental asphyxiation, the duty court released the body to the parents and authorized cremation, with health guidance noting nuts should be avoided for young children.