A one-and-a-half-year-old from Jerusalem remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition at Tzafon Medical Center after drinking caustic soda, reporter Guy Varon (N12) reported Saturday. The toddler is sedated and ventilated in the pediatric intensive care unit, with injuries to the digestive and respiratory systems.
The Tzafon Medical Center has updated that a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler from Jerusalem remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition after drinking caustic soda, according to reporter Guy Varon (N12), whose report was published Saturday afternoon. The child is sedated and ventilated in the pediatric intensive care unit, with injuries to the digestive and respiratory systems.
As The Zioneer first reported at 20:11 Jerusalem on Friday, the toddler was initially taken to the hospital after ingesting a toxic substance; the initial report, also from Guy Varon (N12), placed the incident in Tiberias. By Saturday afternoon, the hospital confirmed the substance as caustic soda, and the location was revised to Jerusalem. The condition was consistently described as serious but stable throughout.
No further details about the circumstances of the caustic soda ingestion have been released, and the investigation into how the child accessed the substance remains ongoing.
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