Al Ain: A 3-year-old Emirati boy is in coma after eating a fruit that suffocated him, Gulf News has learnt.
The boy identified as S.T.S, from Al Ain has been lying in coma at the ICU of Tawam hospital.
The boy’s father told Gulf News that he was shocked to see the rambutan fruit in its full size slipping inside the mouth of his son. After that the boy could not breathe, he said.
“I turned my son upside down and started beating his back in an attempt to remove the fruit from his mouth. But it did not work and the face of my son turned blue. He was hardly breathing… I took him quickly to Tawam hospital," the father said.
“I really appreciate the efforts of the medical team who saved the life of my son… they spent about 20 minutes to remove the fruit from my son’s mouth and gave him artificial breathing in addition to first aid," he said.
“The boy is in coma now and we are hoping he gets better soon,” he added.
