Summary Of Pr Report For Joyce

PER REPORTER: Joyce said she was informed by nurse (Kayla Rapper) in triage today about a five-year-old child and his grandfather waiting in the waiting room today for a long time. She said the child was at the hospital due to him having a really bad nose bleed, but she said they were unable to treat the child due to his grandfather not knowing any of his information. She also said they could not treat the child because no one could get in touch with his mother, but she said the child’s grandfather reported trying to call the child’s mother but could not reach her. She mentioned that the child’s mother did not show up to the hospital until eight o’clock; however, she said the child had been at the hospital since first shift but she was not sure of the exact time the child arrived to the hospital.
She also mentioned that the child’s grandfather said he was going to the fifth floor to call someone who could get in contact with the child’s mother, but she said he never came back and left the child by himself for at least an hour. She said when the child’s mother arrived to the hospital she said “I,m here I’m here” which resulted in her asking mom where she had been, and she said her response was she was in Shannon, MS. Joyce said Shannon, MS is about fifteen miles away from Tupelo, MS and she said the child’s mother told her the child was staying with his grandparents for the weekend. It is unknown if the child has a history of nose bleeds or how the child will be treated by the doctors while in triage. However, Joyce the child did not die as a result of losing a lot of blood neither did he appear to be in