Manitoba toddler’s arm burned during cast removal, mom says – CBC

Feb 21, 2017

Doctor apologized, but mother worries her child is scarred for life

A mother from Sandy Bay First Nation in Manitoba is worried her two-year-old daughter may be scarred for life after a cast removal at Portage District General Hospital left her arm covered in burns and the child terrified of strangers.

Lana Roulette brought Ambriel to the emergency department Feb. 8 for what she thought would be a painless procedure — the removal of the fibreglass cast from her two-year-old daughter’s left arm. The toddler was recovering from breaking two bones during a fall on Jan. 15.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lana-roulette-arm-cast-toddler-burns-1.3991572

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