Bogota
A tragic event occurred in the Nuestra Señora de Fátima School, located in the town of Tunjuelito, Bogotá, where an 11-year-old student died after collapsing during recess. The minor, who was playing soccer with his classmates, He reported a severe headache before fainting.
The Ministry of Education reported that The student was taken to the school’s orientation area after starting to bleed from his nose. Although initially the situation did not seem alarming, the minor fainted, prompting school staff to immediately request an ambulance.
“The Ministry of Education expresses its solidarity with the family, his friends and the entire academic community, expresses its condolences and announces that it will be present at the school at six in the morning to accompany the management of grief with the community,” he indicated. the notice.
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For its part, the National Police issued a statement detailing the events. At approximately 12:50 p.m., during school recess, The student’s classmates informed the faculty about the headache the child was suffering from. The school staff treated the minor and, upon observing a progressive deterioration in his health, they activated the medical care protocol.
An ambulance from the school’s medical service provider, along with another unit attached to the General Francisco de Paula Santander Police School, arrived at the scene in approximately 15 minutes. The medical team performed resuscitation maneuvers and transferred the minor to El Tunal Hospital.
“Unfortunately, and despite the fact that health professionals exhausted all efforts to try to resuscitate the student, he was reported dead upon entering the medical center,” stated the National Police.
The causes of death will be determined by the Institute of Legal Medicinein a process that will be guided by the Attorney General’s Office through the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI).
The educational community and The authorities have expressed their condolences to the parents, relatives and colleagues of the studenthighlighting the profound impact this loss has had on the school community.
