The Federalist
•Two-year-old Arthur Tétrault was rushed to the hospital after nearly drowning. His parents say doctors threatened to take him off life support
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Two-year-old Arthur Tétrault drowned in October after nearly drowning.
His parents say doctors threatened to take the child off life support and suggested harvesting his organs.
The boy's current doctor says doctors should have given him a tracheostomy, which creates an opening in the windpipe to bypass the obstruction.
Doctors were “constantly talking about” harvesting Arthur ’s organs, according to his father.
Doctors withheld “normobaric” oxygen treatment and “hyperbaric’ oxygen treatment,” which can cause a “permanent vegetative state” Doctors refused to try hyperbaric oxygen treatment because it wasn’t available in Canada .
Arthur Tétrault said doctors misrepresented his medical condition in Canada .
He said doctors in Canada misrepresented the boy’s medical condition.
Arthur underwent his first round of “hyperbaric” oxygen treatment on Monday .
Arthur is now breathing on his own, no longer has dystonia (a movement disorder causing muscle contractions).
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