Pronounced Dead, Then 'Revived' in Morgue: 18-Month-Old Baby Shocks the US

Parents Accused of Neglect After Drug Use
No Criminal Charges Recommended for Doctor Who Pronounced Death

An incident in which an 18-month-old baby, who had been pronounced dead and placed in a morgue, was found alive just a few hours later has shocked people throughout the United States.

According to Fox News, NBC News, and other media outlets on July 5 (local time), the Gilbert Police Department in Arizona submitted a recommendation to the local prosecutor's office to indict the parents of 18-month-old Vincent Fiordilino on charges of child abuse. The prosecutor's office is reviewing the case, but no official indictment has been made yet.

The incident occurred on February 8. Vincent disappeared from his parents' sight during a party, and was later found face down in the backyard pool. He was immediately rescued from the water and rushed to a nearby hospital, but the attending physician pronounced him dead later that evening.

18-month-old boy Vincent Fiordilino. GoFundMe

However, about four hours after being moved to the hospital morgue, at around 7:23 p.m., Vincent was found to be breathing. Medical staff immediately transported him back to the hospital for intensive care. According to the police, Vincent survived and was discharged from the hospital.

Police investigating the case raised the possibility that Vincent's parents may have failed to properly protect the child because their mental state was impaired due to drug use. According to the police report obtained by foreign media, both parents reportedly admitted to inhaling drugs on the morning of the drowning incident. In addition, police officers at the scene, as well as Vincent's parents, reportedly questioned the death declaration, saying they observed signs of life in Vincent even before the official pronouncement. It was also revealed that after the death declaration, a nurse detected a pulse in Vincent. However, hospital staff at the time explained that the breathing observed in the child was "agonal respiration," an involuntary reflex that occurs just before death. The police did not recommend criminal charges against the doctor who pronounced Vincent dead.

Meanwhile, after the incident, the police issued a statement saying, "This is a deeply heartbreaking situation, and we immediately conducted a thorough review of all medical services provided and are seeking changes to strengthen medical care."

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