Pool Drain Pulls Small Intestine Out Of Young Girl

[P2K]

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That ****ing sucks.

PLAYMAKER!!! :y4:

[mike01]

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The trial would be interesting if these people sue. Whereas they probably have a good defense, they'll look like jerks trying to assert it. They should pay hospital bills and that's it.

Dude, she has to eat through a tube and carry around a bag for the rest of her life. Edwards won $25 million for a five year old girl in a similar case.

[oakfan162]

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I remember something like this happening in Northern Cali like 5 or 6 years ago. It caused all of the local public swimming pools to change their drains.

[Brandon13]

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The girl passed away yesterday.

OMAHA, Neb. -- A 6-year-old girl who underwent a rare transplant surgery after her intestines were sucked out in a swimming pool has died in an Omaha hospital.

Abigail Taylor's family said she died Thursday evening. Bob Bennett is an attorney for the Taylor family. He said Abigail's parents were with her when she died at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

NMC's Paul Baltes confirmed to KETV NewsWatch 7 that Abigail died at the hospital, where she has been under care since the operation. Baltes was not sure whether an autopsy or exact cause of death would be released to the public.

Abigail was injured when she sat on a pool drain, and its powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract on June 29. She underwent transplant surgery in December at the Nebraska hospital to receive a new small bowel, liver and pancreas.

University of Nebraska Medical Center Chief of Transplantation Dr. Alan Langas said in December that Abigail was one of the oldest patients he's seen to receive such a transplant. Langas said at the time many transplant patients are under age 2 and some are even less than a year old.

The girl's father said she was "in and out of it" after the transplant.

After the injury, Abigail had to get her nourishment through an intravenous tube. If successful, the transplant should have allowed her to eat just like any other kid.

She later suffered setbacks, including a cancerous condition sometimes triggered by organ transplants.

In 2006, there were 96 pediatric small bowel transplants performed at 16 medical centers in the United States, according to UNMC. The busiest program was Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, performing 22 and the second busiest program was The Nebraska Medical Center, performing 14. The Nebraska Medical Center has performed about 4,800 solid organ transplants since the transplant program started in 1985.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported in November that Taylor's family filed suit against the pool manufacturer and the Minneapolis Golf Club.

"The suit blamed both the club, located in St. Louis Park, Minn, and Sta-Rite Industries, a pool equipment manufacturer owned by a Golden Valley company, for the accident, in which 21 feet of Abigail Taylor's small intestine were sucked out when she landed on an uncovered suction outlet in the kiddie pool in June," the paper reported.

In December, President George W. Bush signed The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007, according to SafeKids.net. The legislation provides incentives for states to adopt comprehensive pool safety laws that will protect children from life-threatening injuries and deaths from potentially dangerous pool and spa drains.

http://www.ketv.com/news/15664664/detail.html

[nyisles16]

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sad to see she passed away, but thankful she's not suffering (just think about living like that for the rest of your life)..

sad story

[MassNole]

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Well her parents and some attorney are about to become very rich.

[billmatic]

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That's effing terrible. I'd sue for a trillion dollars.

[XboxRocks1991]

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Scares me...considering i swim everyday. Jeez to think that could happen to me everyday wow!

[superjames1992]

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I had never even thought of such a hidden danger.

[slickdtc]

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Honestly, I heard about something like this when I was a kid and I was always scared about going too close to a pool drain. I've known those things are strong and I was waiting until something like this happened again.

[bkfount]

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I'll again just say that these are caused by people not operating the pools correctly. It's just like a mechanic forgetting to plug your brake lines back in after working on your car.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I don't understand where the drain was at. I have an above ground pool so it off the side and has a basket over it, I don't see how these could suck anything in

[CaptainZombie]

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The girl passed away yesterday.



http://www.ketv.com/news/15664664/detail.html

OMG, that is so darn sad.

[Jimplication]

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On a side note: Has anyone ever read this story by Chuck Palahniuk?

I started the book... It's quite intense/graphic. I've read a number of his books, but I think the name is Haunted, and the cover has the glowing face on it?

Chuck (first name basis because I can't pronounce his last name!) is a very unique writer that I respect for covering material/topics that may otherwise be avoided by the more mainstream authors. Haunted is a prime example of this quality.

After reading this thread title/subject, I immediately thought of the scene in Haunted and intended to post a message in regards to it.. However, it looks like you beat me to it.

Very intriguing situation in fiction.. In reality, much more unfortunate, but grimly fascinating nonetheless.

[Coach Bryant]

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I think I'm going to puke! Freakin unbelievable! My heart goes out to this young girls family.