‘Looked on helplessly’: Girl, 2, died from ant bites after hospital didn’t have the right equipment to treat her, parents say

Background: Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Google Maps). Inset: Maya Getahun (court filing).

Background: Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Google Maps). Inset: Maya Getahun (court filing).

The parents of a 2-year-old girl “looked on helplessly” as their 2-year-old child perished at Georgia hospital after being bitten by ants, according to a lawsuit the family has filed over the girl’s death.

According to a complaint filed on April 4 in Gwinnett County, Bethelhem Getu Hundie and Getahun Birhanu, the parents of Maya Getahun, a local emergency room lacked the proper equipment to intubate their daughter who was in the midst of allergic reaction.

The family’s complaint said Maya’s parents brought her to the emergency department at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Georgia, on Oct. 7, 2024 after Maya was bitten by ants and developed an allergic reaction. The family said the child was “wheezing” and had “labored breathing,” and that although medical staff did realize the child was experiencing an allergic reaction, they waited over 20 minutes before administering epinephrine.

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