Bryanna,

I am Amit again from Mumbai ,India. I had my root canaled tooth removed three months ago and its been great for me. Its like I have got a new life coming back from the doorsteps of illness.My health has improved
by leaps and bounds.

I wish to ask you a question.It is not concerning me though. On June 29th exactly two weeks ago,a very unfortunate incident occured in Pune which is just three hours drive from Mumbai. A three year old girl went to a paediatric dentist for a root canal. The dentist administered her local anaesthesia probably xylocaine.. After that,she went sleepy very unusually as per her father who was with her near the dentists chair. The dentist continued to drill her teeth and her parents asked him why is she behaving like that. The dentist said its normal. He continued to work ,then stopped and put cotton in her mouth. When her father lifted her from the chair and shook her,she was unconscious. He asked the dentist why is she not waking up. The dentist's attitude was indifferent. He said she will wake up in a minute or two.But if you have any doubt in your mind,please take her to a paediatrician. Her father quickly took her to the paediatrican who said she should be taken to the hospital. She was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead before admission.

The autopsy reports are yet to come. The case is with the police. This case is the first of its kind in India and has received huge media hype and public protest.Medical experts think it could be due to some anaphylactic action. The dentist refuses that there was any overdose because it is at high volume though that would come out in the autopsy. He said it is a one in a
one lakh very very rare case.

My first question is
' Was it possible to save this girl assuming this was a death due an anaphylactic reaction ? '

My second question is
'Is the dentist guilty if it was an anaphylactic reaction ? What does the US law say in this ? '

Please see these links -

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/47918656.cms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_AakRXt0Mo

Thank you .
Amit.