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Vancouver boy, 4, dies after dental procedure
By Emily Gillespie, Columbian Breaking News Reporter, Jessica Prokop, Columbian Courts Reporter and Marissa Harshman, Columbian Health Reporter
Published: March 13, 2017, 1:18 PM
A 4-year-old Vancouver boy died Friday after complications from a dental procedure.
Mykel Wayne Peterson went to a routine dental visit at Must Love Kids Pediatric Dentistry, 601 S.E. 117th Ave., and his dentist suggested a repair to previous treatment. But there were complications with the procedure, according to an online donation page set up for Mykels family. ... The boy was put to sleep by an anesthesiologist and later brought out to the waiting room, Mykels mother told KATU News, a news partner of The Columbian.
Mykel was breathing at the time, but his mother was worried that hed been unconscious for too long. When she asked the doctors if anything had gone wrong, the anesthesiologist admitted to giving Mykel a bit more anesthetic, the news station reported. ... Mykel stopped breathing and was rushed to a hospital, KATU reported. Mykels mom said the boy was developmentally delayed but had no health problems to speak of prior to his death, according to KATU.
Emergency personnel were called to the dentist just before noon Friday and transported Mykel to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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Emily Gillespie
Columbian Breaking News Reporter
360-735-4522
@col_cops
mailto:emily.gillespie@columbian.com
Jessica Prokop
Columbian Courts Reporter
360-735-4551
@jprokop16
mailto:jessica.prokop@columbian.com
Marissa Harshman
Columbian Health Reporter
360-735-4546
@MarissaHarshman
mailto:marissa.harshman@columbian.com
https://www.facebook.com/reporterharshman
By Emily Gillespie, Columbian Breaking News Reporter, Jessica Prokop, Columbian Courts Reporter and Marissa Harshman, Columbian Health Reporter
Published: March 13, 2017, 1:18 PM
A 4-year-old Vancouver boy died Friday after complications from a dental procedure.
Mykel Wayne Peterson went to a routine dental visit at Must Love Kids Pediatric Dentistry, 601 S.E. 117th Ave., and his dentist suggested a repair to previous treatment. But there were complications with the procedure, according to an online donation page set up for Mykels family. ... The boy was put to sleep by an anesthesiologist and later brought out to the waiting room, Mykels mother told KATU News, a news partner of The Columbian.
Mykel was breathing at the time, but his mother was worried that hed been unconscious for too long. When she asked the doctors if anything had gone wrong, the anesthesiologist admitted to giving Mykel a bit more anesthetic, the news station reported. ... Mykel stopped breathing and was rushed to a hospital, KATU reported. Mykels mom said the boy was developmentally delayed but had no health problems to speak of prior to his death, according to KATU.
Emergency personnel were called to the dentist just before noon Friday and transported Mykel to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
....
Emily Gillespie
Columbian Breaking News Reporter
360-735-4522
@col_cops
mailto:emily.gillespie@columbian.com
Jessica Prokop
Columbian Courts Reporter
360-735-4551
@jprokop16
mailto:jessica.prokop@columbian.com
Marissa Harshman
Columbian Health Reporter
360-735-4546
@MarissaHarshman
mailto:marissa.harshman@columbian.com
https://www.facebook.com/reporterharshman
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Vancouver boy, 4, dies after dental procedure (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2017
OP
There is rarely a medical reason to use general anesthesia for a dental procedure
ciaobaby
Mar 2017
#3
shraby
(21,946 posts)1. Why would a 4 year old have teeth so bad he would need to be put under for
a procedure?
His teeth aren't even 4 years old yet.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)2. Sometimes they put a kid under because of anxety
Fear of shots, fear of whatever
ciaobaby
(1,000 posts)3. There is rarely a medical reason to use general anesthesia for a dental procedure