Indiana toddler dies after ingesting a pill she found in donated backpack
An Indiana toddler died days after taking an opioid pill found in a donated backpack.
Eighteen-month-old Azana Trentman was rushed to hospital on September 4 after her parents, Shayna Wood and Austen Trentman, called 911 to report that their daughter was unresponsive after ingesting a then-unknown substance.
Azana’s parents, from Manchester, Indiana, took their daughter to a new thrift store in Dillsboro when their “world was turned upside down,” according to a post posted on Facebook read by the toddler’s grandmother, Tawnya Wood.
“They were browsing through the items and Azana was playing with a backpack in the store. At one point, Azana found something in the backpack and swallowed it,” the post continued.
Unsure of what his daughter had ingested, Trentman took immediate action to clean her mouth and induce vomiting. He tasted the substance and noted that “it tasted sweet and had the consistency of melted candy.”
Azana Kay Grace Trentman died days after taking an opioid pill she found in a donated backpack
The 18-month-old daughter was rushed to the hospital on September 4 after her parents, Shayna Wood (left) and Austen Trentman (right), called 911 to report that their daughter was unresponsive after ingesting a then-unknown substance.
Convinced it was candy, the family left the store and continued with their shopping.
It was only when her parents got home that they realized Azana needed immediate medical attention.
The baby was rushed to St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, where she was stabilized for transport to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the nation’s number one children’s hospital, U.S. News & World Report reported.
“After many days of testing, we finally got results that are devastating,” the message shared on Sunday said.
The toxicology report revealed the substance was a fruit-flavored, soluble pill of suboxone, a drug often used to treat opioid addiction.
It was only when her parents got home that they realized Azana needed immediate medical attention
Unsure of what his daughter had ingested, Trentman took immediate action to clean her mouth and induce vomiting. He tasted the substance and noted that “it tasted sweet and had the consistency of melted candy”
“We feel terrible that Azana is suffering because someone was negligent and left such a dangerous item in a donated backpack,” Tawyna said in her post.
“We are also concerned that the thrift store apparently does not thoroughly check donated items before putting them up for sale.”
A GoFundMe A page created by a family friend reported that the toddler was “still in critical condition in the pediatric ward” on September 7.
The next day, Sunday, Azana was declared brain dead.
On Tuesday, the page was updated to read: ‘Baby Azana flew to heaven on the wings of angels, but not before giving the gift of life to other innocent lives and praying for a miracle.
The toddler was rushed to St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, where she was then stabilized for transport to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
After her untimely death – just two days before her pregnant mother’s birthday – the toddler’s organs were donated, helping three families
“Although we do not understand it, and may never understand it, God’s Will is perfect.”
After her death — just two days before her pregnant mother’s birthday — the toddler’s organs were donated, helping three families. Her family says her favorite things were cats, horses and Cinderella.
On September 14, a fundraiser for Azana and her family will be held at the couple’s favorite thrift store, a different store than the one where Azana took the pill.
Dearborn County authorities are still investigating the 18-month-old baby’s death and are awaiting an autopsy report.
GoFundMe has raised $17,913 of its $10,000 goal.