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Mom of toddler found alive in hospital morgue: ‘We came to them for help’
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Key Points:
- Eighteen-month-old Vincent Fiordilino was pronounced dead at an Arizona hospital after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool but was later discovered alive in the morgue, moving beneath a sheet.
- Medical staff initially attributed signs of life to agonal breathing, but a medical examiner’s transporter noticed the boy's movements and alerted hospital staff, leading to his transfer to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
- Vincent has been diagnosed with a hypoxic brain injury requiring lifelong care, and his mother, Alexus Fiordilino, plans to file a lawsuit against the hospital for the mistaken pronouncement.
- The physician who pronounced the child dead has expressed sympathy but has not commented on hospital actions due to ongoing litigation, while Maricopa County prosecutors declined to file charges against the parents after investigation.
