Lucca – A family with two young children suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Ponte a Moriano during the night leading into Saturday, 31 October. The 30-year-old father, 34-year-old mother and children aged one and three were initially treated in Lucca before being taken to Pisa for further treatment.
The emergency call came at around 3. A response vehicle staffed by a doctor from Lucca, a Croce Verde ambulance and the fire brigade attended. Rescuers initially focused on the father, who was the most seriously affected of the four family members. He was the first to be taken to San Luca Hospital.
Checks in the home detected carbon monoxide. Rescuers then also examined the mother and the two children. Another ambulance from Borgo a Mozzano supported the operation. The other three family members were also taken to San Luca's emergency department.
Carbon monoxide in Lucca: source of the gas remains unclear
Following medical examinations, a decision was taken at around 6 to transfer the whole family to Santa Chiara Hospital in Pisa. The four patients were treated there in a hyperbaric chamber.
The fire brigade is investigating how the gas entered the living areas. The cause of the exposure was still unclear in the early afternoon; no specific heating appliance had been confirmed as the source.
