{"id":348994,"date":"2021-10-06T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/louisiana-teen-christopher-matherne-dead-of-covid-after-delayed-911-response\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:39:12","slug":"louisiana-teen-christopher-matherne-dead-of-covid-after-delayed-911-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/louisiana-teen-christopher-matherne-dead-of-covid-after-delayed-911-response\/","title":{"rendered":"#Louisiana teen Christopher Matherne dead of COVID after delayed 911 response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Louisiana teen Christopher Matherne dead of COVID after delayed 911 response<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 17-year-old Louisiana boy died from COVID-19 complications on Friday after he was initially unable to get to the hospital in late August because of damage caused by Hurricane Ida, a report said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"A Louisiana boy died from COVID-19 complications after he was initially unable to get to the hospital in because of damage caused by Hurricane Ida.\" class=\"wp-image-19710726\" width=\"196\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=388 392w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=291 294w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=194 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=97 98w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-796.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/><figcaption>A Louisiana boy died from COVID-19 complications after he was initially unable to get to the hospital in because of damage caused by Hurricane Ida.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christopher Matherne and his family were prevented from evacuating from their Houma home due to the severity of the teen\u2019s condition \u2014 and when Ida struck on Aug. 29, the 911 lines went down, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/ida-hit-this-houma-familys-home-then-covid-19-took-their-son\/37861342\">WSDU reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis health deteriorated within a couple of days,\u201d the boy\u2019s mother, Kristi Matherne, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet. \u201cWe were scared we were going to lose him on the sofa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The teen\u2019s parents cared for him, checking his vital signs, in the dreary aftermath of the hurricane that also badly damaged their home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a snowball effect of bad things,\u201d Kristi said. \u201cI never thought it would get to that level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, five days later on Sept. 3, the Mathernes got through to 911 and their son was rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher was taken to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center before he was transferred to Children\u2019s Hospital New Orleans, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>He spent 24 days in a medically induced coma to give his lungs a chance to heal, but other complications arose, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/funeral-expenses-for-christopher-matherne?fbclid=IwAR39bNWptz7vfJNOlymm6ipCxbnVAn2AtnVr-XeaJEHmgVss6GFrYkDExK4\">GoFundMe page<\/a> set up for his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-793.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Christopher was taken to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center before he was transferred to Children's Hospital New Orleans.\" class=\"wp-image-19710729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-793.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-793.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/louisiana-teen-covid-death-793.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christopher was taken to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center before he was transferred to Children\u2019s Hospital New Orleans.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During his time in the hospital, the boy received 39 blood and platelet transfusions.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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