“Little hero” Jayden passes away
Jayden suffered burn wounds to his face and hands during a house fire in Lephalale recently.
POLOKWANE – On Wednesday afternoon Jayden da Costa (1) was transferred to the Mediclinic Muelmed in Arcadia, Pretoria.
Wednesday 16 September
Personnel from Life Med airlifted Jayden and his mother from the Polokwane International Airport. A representative from Hero Burn Foundation met them at the Wonderboom airport.
“He is critical but stable” said a post on Hero Burn Foundation Facebook page on Wednesday.
Thursday 17 September
16:00
Annerie Du Plooy from Hero Burn Foundation confirmed that Jayden will be going into theatre this afternoon at 16:00 for his wounds to be cleaned.
The doctors will than determine what happens next. All aspects of his injuries are being looked at.
Jayden is current in ICU and is receiving antibiotics.
19:00
According to a post on Hero Burn Foundation Facebook page the doctors have found that his burn wounds are more extensive than they initially thought. The post reads as follows…
“The doctors shaved his hair to have a closer look… the thin skin of the scalp has swollen to 1.5cm due to intense heat”
“The doctors cannot do a brain scan to determine if there is any damage until the swelling has gone down.”
“Both hands were burned in the accident. The right hand has deeper burns… he will most probably get skin grafts on both.
“He has deep burn wounds on his forehead above his nose but doctors will make a decision about his face at a later stage.”
Jayden will go back in theatre on Saturday and then again on Monday reads the post.
Saturday 19 September
According to the post on Hero Burn Foundation’s Facebook page the brain scan results show no brain function. Doctors will carry out more tests on Sunday.
Sunday 20 September
“Our brave little hero, Jayden da Costa, passed away at 10:10 this morning.”
“The funds that were raised are only able to keep him in hospital for a few days, we plead with the public, businesses and other institutions to open their hearts and help us keep Jayden in Muelmed Hospital for as long as possible,” says Jayden’s mother, Sibreena Da Costa.
All funds collected will be directly transferred into Muelmed’s account. Please note that there are two account numbers purely because the account held at Capitec does not cater for transfers from overseas.
Back account (donors abroad)
Account name: Engele vir Nood NPO 127460
Nedbank cheque account.
Account number: 111 577 7742
Branch code: 144547
Reference: Jayden
Local donations:
Account name: Engele vir Nood Ellisras
Capitec savings account.
Account number: 140 100 8174
Branch code: 470010
Reference: Jayden
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