The baby had been flown to Honolulu for emergency heart surgery. He died while detained inside a customs' room at the Honolulu airport with his mother and a nurse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23185937/
Doesn't say how long they were detained.
The baby had been flown to Honolulu for emergency heart surgery. He died while detained inside a customs' room at the Honolulu airport with his mother and a nurse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23185937/
that's a most callous remark. would you say the same thing if it were your child?
NOT necessarily true. When you have a VSD or an ASD, hydration and peripheral resistance (regulated by temperature in the infant) are critical.skyhog said:that baby would have died somewhere else instead if 30 minutes was the difference between life and death after a long flight.
NOT necessarily true. When you have a VSD or an ASD, hydration and peripheral resistance (regulated by temperature in the infant) are critical.
Kip Hawley is an i___t.
Oh, I was looking at the title of the string.True, but this was immigration and/or customs. TSA doesn't care about arrivals.
Oh, I was looking at the title of the string.
See how it works is this: when there is a communication between the righ and left sides of the heart, pressurized blood has to decide to go to the lungs or to the periphery.
If the resistance in the periphery is lower (warm, vasodilated) the venous, "black" blood chooses the path of least resistance and goes right back out to the periphery without passing through the lungs. A hot room will kill 'em.
Former cardiac anesthesiologist.
Don't need to. There are lots of 'em out there.DHS includes TSA, Customs, Immigration FBI and the Coast Guard..of course. You know how well it's been working since they were brought together so they would communicate better.
You want to be an expert witness? They get paid really well.
Emergency medical is emergency medical. It should not be delayed under any circumstance.While I'm all for saying screw Customs and screw TSA....it was only 30 minutes....that baby would have died somewhere else instead if 30 minutes was the difference between life and death after a long flight.
While I'm all for saying screw Customs and screw TSA....it was only 30 minutes....that baby would have died somewhere else instead if 30 minutes was the difference between life and death after a long flight.
You do realize that American Samoans are as American as you or I are. I'd suggest you do a little historical research to understand why that is.
I know American Samoans are American and have known for a long time. In fact, I count Samoans among my friends and I am very glad to say that.You do realize that American Samoans are as American as you or I are. I'd suggest you do a little historical research to understand why that is.
I expect his point is that the thread subject label is talking about immigrants...
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But for the life of me I cannot understand your point, especially in the context of this thread. Please provide clarification.
I was responding to RICHARD, who was asking about DAVID's post... though David quoted you, I think he was talking about someone else, I guess.I guess I shouldn't have made the thread....
Oh wait, I didn't.
Am I gonna have to turn a firehose on the lot of ya'?
I was responding to RICHARD, who was asking about DAVID's post... though David quoted you, I think he was talking about someone else, I guess.
Well then to David, I'll say:
I'd suggest you do a little research (ie, read the damn thread) to understand why being an ass isn't helpful.
I'm not the one attempting to justify or mitigate the denial of an opportunity for life-saving surgery to someone who falls under the protection of the American government - i.e., me. I'm also not the one calling someone else an ass.
You are, of course, welcome to your views. And I am welcome to point out that they're wrong. I, however, did not resort to belittling you. That wouldn't have done anything to advance my point, nor does it do anything to advance yours.
Substitute "living beings" for "Americans" and we're in agreement.Nice way to treat Americans.
Castaneda left his native El Salvador with his mother during a civil war and entered the United States illegally when he was 10. He was convicted in 2005 of possessing methamphetamine and spent eight months in jail, then was held in immigration detention centers in San Diego and San Pedro while awaiting proceedings on deportation and his claim for political asylum.
According to his lawsuit, a doctor first noticed a growth on Castaneda's penis in December 2005, while he was in state custody, and ordered further tests that were never conducted. Multiple lesions developed and Castaneda's pain increased while he was in prison, but doctors and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency officials turned down medical staff recommendations for a biopsy and surgery, the suit said.
A doctor finally ordered a biopsy in late January 2007 and said Castaneda probably had cancer, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement released him 11 days later rather than having him treated, the suit said. He underwent the biopsy and amputation at a Los Angeles County hospital.
Substitute "living beings" for "Americans" and we're in agreement.