Boy dies after ventilator failed (Moldova.org)

Posted July 21, 2008

Officials are investigating why a ventilator that was keeping a 15-year-old boy breathing stopped working during a two-hour power outage in East Boston.The backup battery Fernando Vargas’ family frequently used appears to have failed, the Boston Globe reported Sunday, citing police.Vargas’ mother, Ilia Torres, and his stepfather, Ariel Acevedo, was waiting for information from authorities, the …