3 BOYS RESCUED FROM PIPE.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Three boys were listed in fair or guarded condition at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. in Westwood on Saturday after they were overcome by hazardous fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. while playing in a drainage pipe, officials said. A hospital spokesman said the three would remain for further observation. The one in guarded condition had been vomiting in the intensive care unit, he said. The three became disoriented dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. while playing in a drainage pipe and were rescued in dramatic fashion three hours after being reported missing Friday night, authorities said. The boys, ages 9, 10 and 11; the father of one boy who discovered them at about 9 p.m.; and five Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's deputies who rescued them were all taken to nearby hospitals as a precaution, authorities said. ``I imagine (the boys) eventually would have succumbed to the fumes and faded into a coma,'' Deputy Larry Mohr said. ``You could have brain damage even if you were revived.'' Authorities discovered containers of paint thinner A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints, or as a cleaning agent. Paint thinners include:
The unrelated boys, whose identities were not released, were nearly unconscious by the time deputies and Los Angeles County firefighters arrived at the scene, authorities said. More trouble ensued when the rope securing Deputy Robert Sonnemann broke as he crawled headfirst head·first also head·fore·most adv. 1. With the head leading; headlong: went headfirst down the stairs. 2. Impetuously; brashly. into the pipe. ``He was unable to climb out because it was too steep and the insides were slippery,'' Mohr said. Deputies Kenneth Valentini, Shane Quartararo and Michael Velek then formed a human chain, crawling into the pipe in single file, grabbing one another's ankles. With another deputy offering assistance outside the pipe, Sonnemann and one of the boys were rescued, according to Mohr. An unidentified Los Angeles County firefighter, using a separate rope, was lowered into the pipe and rescued the other two boys, Mohr said. The deputies were taken to area hospitals for precautionary tests and later released, authorities said. |
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