Overview
- The boy choked while playing on Monday and died after a glass marble became stuck in his glottis, a narrow opening in the larynx that blocked his airway.
- A local doctor gave immediate first aid and Seliar 107 coordinated a code red transfer that used a police and transit “burbuja de seguridad” to rush the ambulance to the Samco hospital in Esperanza.
- Hospital teams carried out advanced airway procedures and prolonged resuscitation but were unable to remove the marble and declared the death after exhaustive efforts.
- The death has left Grütly and surrounding communities in shock and friends launched a fundraising drive led by Milagros Salguero to cover funeral costs for the family.
- Emergency coordinators have urged caregivers to remove small objects that pose choking risks and the case underlines how reliance on rapid transfers from rural health posts can limit treatment options for critical airway blockages.