Read more: Quebec hospital may remove child’s breathing tube despite parents’ objection: court The boy was admitted to intensive care at Ste-Justine hospital.
He was submerged in a pool for between 15 and 20 minutes. Evidence presented in court showed he suffered serious brain damage.A few months later, the hospital took the boy’s parents to court when they were unable to agree on medical treatment.The hospital wanted to remove the boy’s breathing tube so he could return home and receive physical therapy, but his parents wanted the option to reintubate him if needed.Ultimately the hospital won the case, and on February 16 the boy’s breathing tube was removed.
Read more: Child’s breathing tube can be removed despite parents’ protest: Quebec appeal court “The family is very grateful and appreciative to have reached this step,” said Patrick Martin-Ménard, the family’s lawyer.