Three-year-old Girl Wakes Up At Own Funeral After Doctors Declared Her Dead From Stomach Bug

After being declared dead through mistaken by medical professionals, a three-year-old girl awoke at her funeral. According to the regional newspaper El Universal, the incident happened on August 17 in Mexico.

Camila Roxana Martinez Mendoza, the girl's mother, has charged the local hospital with negligence for informing her that her daughter had passed away. In her birthplace of Villa de Ramos, the toddler's family brought her to the hospital after she complained of stomach aches, vomiting, and a fever.

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The girl's mother Mary Jane Mendoza was instructed to take her to a bigger hospital by the local pediatrician. However, while the three-year-old was being discharged, the doctor also prescribed paracetamol.

Camila's mother reportedly went to another doctor after her condition continued to worsen, according to El Universal. He advised the mother to give the toddler fruits and water, and he ordered a different prescription.

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The girl's family brought her to a hospital's emergency room after noticing no improvement in her condition.

According to the mother, who was quoted by the New York Post, the hospital staff took a while to administer oxygen to her. The doctors administered intravenous fluids for ten minutes before removing it and requesting that Ms. Mendoza "let her rest in peace," according to the publication.

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The girl's death was officially attributed by the doctors to dehydration.

When the funeral was held the next day, Ms. Mendoza observed a weird clouding of a glass panel inside her daughter's coffin. According to the Post, the mourners originally rejected her claims, claiming she was "hallucinating" due to her inability to cope with the death of her kid.

Camila's grandma, however, noticed that her granddaughter's eyes were twitching and startlingly realized that she had a heartbeat.

The girl was once more sent to the hospital in an ambulance where she was confirmed dead after another failed attempt to recover her due to cerebral edema, according to the Post article.

Ms. Mendoza has now brought a lawsuit against the medical professionals who ruled her dead. The patient informed El Universal that she does not have any ill will toward the medical staff but wants them held accountable to ensure that "this does not happen again."

An investigation has been started by the attorney general for the state of San Luis Potosi.