5 Yr. Old Girl Dead After Dentist Appointment

CHICAGO - A 5-year-old Chicago girl who never awoke from her sedation during a visit to the dentist died Wednesday at Children's Memorial Hospital, a hospital official said.

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Kindergartner Diamond Brownridge had been in a coma and on life support since the weekend dentist visit, said Julie Pesch, a spokeswoman for Children's Memorial Hospital.

Family members have said Diamond received a triple dose of sedatives — an oral agent, an intravenous drug and nitrous oxide gas — during Saturday's exam at Little Angel Dental. The girl was having two cavities filled and caps placed on her lower front teeth.

The girl's mother, Ommettress Travis, has said she was asked to leave the room during the half-hour procedure. When she returned, her daughter was lying in the dental chair, not breathing, Travis said.

The girl's dentist, Hicham Riba, was certified to administer anesthesia to patients and his state license was current, said Susan Hofer, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times before the girl died, the 40-year-old Riba said he was traumatized by what happened. "I don't think I will ever go back to a normal life after an experience like this," he said.

The telephone rang unanswered at Riba's home Wednesday night.

wow..does evrything have to do wit race nowadays?

i dont see where race plays a role in anything in the story?
but its sad none the less
the guy obviously did something wrong

i think he means skin color

yeha but in the story there is no mention of anybodys skin color or anything

no i was talkin bout cuz tha guy that posted this thread at tha end talkin bout wat race that person culde b so that person is like..racialli profilin ppl

edited, so I dont know what to say


yes I do, smoke weed everyday (if ya can)

That shit just aint right man.......You would never be the same.......
I feel for that little girl and her family....

^cosign