8-year-old who died in Border Patrol custody was not sent to hospital despite 104.9-degree fever
A medically fragile 8-year-old girl who died in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol last month suffered a 104.9-degree fever, but was still not taken to a hospital, the day before she died, an internal investigation found.
A contracted nurse practitioner also declined to review documents and refused repeated requests for an ambulance from the mother of Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez in the hours before the child appeared to suffer a seizure and died on her ninth day in the agency’s custody, an internal investigation by Customs and Border Protection found.
Anadith, who was born in Panama to Honduran parents, entered Brownsville, Texas, with her parents and two siblings on May 9. The following day, the child underwent medical screening as part of the intake process, during which her parents shared the 8-year-old's medical history, including that she had congenital heart disease and sickle cell anemia.
Despite her medical history being provided, a nurse practitioner declined to review documents that were provided the day she died, May 17, and no personnel were aware of her chronic conditions, the Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility said in an initial statement Thursday after its investigation into the child's death.
The nurse practitioner also reported refusing three or four requests from the girl's mother for an ambulance or for her child to be taken to a hospital that day, the statement said. Anadith's mother, Mabel Álvarez, had previously said repeated requests for an ambulance were denied.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/border-patrol-staff-documents-refuse-ambulance-8-year-old-died-custody-rcna87383
This NP is guilty of malpractice and neglect, and CBP personnel were "unaware of the child's medical condition" because they chose not to be.
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How in the hell could anyone ignore a child who is this ill????? 
