There were no medical staff in Emergencies in Calasparra to attend to a four year old child who suffered an allergic reaction to a walnut.
The parents took their daughter, who had no hIstory of nut allergy, to the Emergency Department in Calasparra immediately when she suffered an allergic reaction but found there was no nurses or doctors at the centre.
Due to the severity of the situation the parents decided to take the child to Emergencies in Caravaca but en route to the hospital they were able to stop an ambulance returning to Calasparra after attending another emergency.
Finally the child received medical attention in the Medical Centre in Calasparra and was reported to be safe and well.
The parents have lodged a complaint against the Medical Centre and the Area Salud IV.
Editors Note:
Calasparra Town Hall has been demanding more staff for the Emergency Department in Calasparra for several years as, if medical staff are called out to an emergency, the Emergency Department is left without any medical staff.
Luckily, this situation was resolved happily but the parents complain that the lack of staff in the Emergency Department could have put their daughter ‘s life at risk.
«They are playing with lives here in Calasparra» says the mother, «it makes you wonder if we ought to move to an area where the Emergency Department operates effectively».
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