They called 911 at 4:46 PM. A dispatcher instructed them to move her to the floor and begin chest compressions. Emergency personnel transported her to Rady Children’s Hospital, where emergency medical costs, critical care, and resuscitation attempts quickly escalated — highlighting the rising hospital expenses many families face, even when insured.
Despite ongoing CPR, oxygen, intubation, and medication, doctors found no cardiac activity.
She was pronounced dead at 5:44 PM.
Medications and Contributing Factors
The medical examiner identified additional contributing medications including dexamethasone, glycopyrrolate, hydromorphone, isoflurane, ketorolac, midazolam, ondansetron, propofol, and sevoflurane — all standard drugs used in pediatric dental anesthesia protocols.
“Any interactions or negative side effects were not due to dosage but instead due to her rare but undiagnosed/undetected medical condition,” Dreamtime Dentistry stated.
