A five year old Brazilian girl lost her life after being stung by a yellow scorpion, one of the most venomous insects in South America. Despite her family’s efforts to get the child immediate medical attention, they faced an hour-long delay when the first hospital they visited lacked the proper serum to treat the child.
The ordeal of the child, Jamily Vitoria Duarte, started when she was stung by the deadly insect causing her to groan and cry in excruciating pain. Her mother, Patricia das Gracas Adriana Duarte, rushed her to the Vila Cristina medical centre in Piracicaba, Brazil.
Knowing that time is of the essence in deadly scorpion stings, the family was dismayed to face an hour-long wait in the emergency room. After searching, the doctors revealed they did not have any supply…
