Paphos People

I read in todays cyprus mail that the little girl is getting better
but not out of the woods yet.. you would think someone would get it for that.
But it seem it has been reported to the minor crimes unit
If that was my kid I would have there arses in court in no time

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Same here Neil, what a horrifying story. What on earth was cleaning fluid doing on the bar. Someone should be held responsible.

That poor little girl and her family.

Molly

British toddler talking to mum as hopes rise for recovery
By Alexia Saoulli

DOCTORS treating a British toddler who suffered critical internal burns after ingesting dishwasher liquid at a Limassol hotel said yesterday they could know as early as tomorrow whether she’d suffered any permanent damage.

In the meantime, two-and-a-half-year-old Annabel Rhodes is fully conscious and alert and able to play with her mother.

“Her general condition is very good,” Makarios Hospital’s Paediatric Department head Dr Andreas Hadjidemetriou said.

“She is able to get up and was playing with her mother.”

He also said the child had managed to speak and had exchanged a few words with her mother.

“She didn’t speak to us because perhaps she was shy, but her mother said she did speak to her a few times and said ‘mummy’,” Hadjidemetriou said.

However, she was still unable to swallow due to the swelling, he said.

He said a gastrography, which is like an internal x-ray to examine the shape of the oesophagus, would hopefully tell them more tomrrow.

“We will likely do the gastrography on Friday but we might wait until Monday. We’ll look at the oesophagus and see then if there is a serious problem,” he said.

The doctor said Annabel’s wealthy London parents, Mark and Judith, had been told that it was safe for their daughter to travel and that if they wished she could be discharged and return with them to the UK.

“They said they preferred to wait a few more days to see what the results of the first test are,” Hadjidemetriou said.

“They seem to have relaxed somewhat and are very happy with the treatment and medical efforts [their daughter is receiving],” he said.

Hadjidemetriou said the toddler still had a lot of swelling and it was impossible to carry out any tests until it went down.

“We are going to wait a day or two to see if she can swallow and to see if there was any serious damage to the oesophagus. She can’t eat yet, and we don’t know to what extent the burns have caused serious damage. The final picture [of her condition] will take several weeks. We do not know if she suffered major or minor scars, or if it is just some swelling that will go down leaving no damage. These are the questions we still need answered,” he said.

The first results will be known in about a week. After that, he said the Rhodes had been advised to return to the UK, as any long-term damage might take weeks to determine.

Annabel, who was holidaying with her parents in Cyprus, suffered serious burns to her mouth, throat and respiratory organs on Saturday evening when she drank orange juice diluted with cleaning fluid at the four-star Curium Palace Hotel in Limassol.

The barman mistook a bottle containing the colourless and odourless detergent for water. The child’s reaction was instantaneous as she screamed in agony after swallowing the lethal drink. She was rushed to Limassol General Hospital for treatment and from there transferred to Nicosia’s Makarios hospital. She was removed from the respirator on Tuesday and has been breathing on her own ever since.

Her parents have declined to comment throughout the emotional ordeal and have asked for privacy.

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So STILL nobody is going to be accountable for it then.

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I keep seeing at the end of all the reports.



I have a feeling that a lawyer has instructed them to say this..

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I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Neil,

Couldn't agree more and it will be taken to the European Courts I am sure.

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Saturday, February 9, 2008

THE PARENTS of the British toddler who suffered serious internal burns after ingesting orange juice contaminated with nitric acid will have to wait until Monday before they can know whether she has suffered any long-term damage.

“Because the child [Annabel Rhodes] still hasn’t been able to swallow it was agreed with the gastroenterologist to wait until Monday to do the gastrography,” Makarios hospital’s paediatric department chief Dr Andreas Hadjidemetriou said.
He said a gastrography, which is like an internal x-ray to examine the shape of the oesophagus, would hopefully give them an initial picture of her condition and any possible permanent damage. It was unlikely, however, to be able to tell them the full extent of the damage at this stage, he said.

“We’ve told the parents that following the outcome of the test’s results she will probably need to be monitored by a hospital in the UK when she returns,” he said.
Hadjidemetriou said he had already been in touch with a UK specialist to discuss the child’s condition and said he would give the parents the name of the hospital so that there would be some form of continuity to her treatment.
“She will need to be medically monitored because complications that we can’t know about from now could take several weeks to arise,” he said. “The burns might have narrowed her oesophagus so that she can’t eat, which will involve further treatment. This is one of the worst case scenarios, which we can’t predict at this point.”
Hadjidemetriou said the two-and-a-half-year-old was now up and walking about, playing with her mother, speaking, crying, and watching TV.
“She’s out of the acute phase of her condition and on Monday we should know more,” he said.

The toddler’s parents have been told they can return to the UK as it is safe for Annabel to travel. Nonetheless, they have indicated that they would prefer to remain in Cyprus and to have their daughter do the test on Monday.
“Depending on the results, they will make a decision about what to do next,” Hadjidemetriou said.

Annabel suffered serious burns to her mouth, throat and respiratory organs a week ago when she drank orange juice diluted with dishwasher fluid at the four-star Curium Palace hotel in Limassol.

Police said the barman accidentally mistook a bottle containing the colourless and odourless detergent, which contains nitric acid, for water. The child’s reaction was instantaneous as she screamed in agony after swallowing the lethal drink. She was rushed to Limassol General Hospital for treatment and from there transferred to Nicosia’s Makarios hospital. She was removed from the respirator on Tuesday and has been breathing on her own ever since.

Her parents, Mark and Judith, have declined to comment throughout the ordeal and have asked for privacy.

Meanwhile the three-year-old girl who was critically injured in a horrific crash on Tuesday will remain on a respirator until Monday.
“We have decided to keep her on the ventilator until Monday when we will reassess her condition again to decide whether she can be taken off it,” Hadjidemetriou said.
Eleni Theodoridou suffered severe neurocranial damage in a crash that left her father dead, her mother in serious condition and her two siblings injured. The driver of another car was also killed in the same accident.
“A CT scan showed extensive damage to her brain. It is still too early at this state to say whether her injuries will leave any permanent damage,” the doctor added.



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Wonderfuly news, lets hope and pray that she continues to make good progress.

Molly