Boy dies after 11 years in Sharjah hospital

Mohammed Abbas Al Mazim of the UAE was only two- years-old when he was knocked over by a car in Sharjah while he was with his father.

He was admitted to hospital with serious injuries and has now died on the same bed - 11 years later.

Mohammed’s death in the intensive care unit (ICU) this week sent shock waves through Al Qassimi Hospital, where the entire medical staff had got used to his face, played with him, loved him and nicknamed him ‘Hamoudi’.

Hamoudi was walking hand in hand with his father in Al Ramaqiya area in Sharjah when he suddenly shot away and got run over before the eyes of his father and passers-by.

He was rushed to hospital, where doctors performed several operations before sending him to the intensive care unit to spend the rest of his life there.

The little boy suffered from neck fractures which led to his paralysis and put him into a long coma before doctors managed to wake him up.

But Hamoudi remained unable to walk and was breathing through a support machine, prompting doctors to keep him in the ICU all these years.

His father says Hamoudi left hospital only four times when he took him abroad for treatment at the expense of the UAE government.

After having treatment in Germany and Thailand, the boy was taken back to Al Qassimi Hospital and readmitted to the ICU to be taken care of by the medical staff.

Despite spending all those years in bed, Hamoudi’s body remained intact and did not suffer from any bruises or wounds thanks to the continuous care by the ICU staff.

“All employees at the hospital are grieved by Mohammed’s death because he had won their love and affection all those years and his innocent face had been a motivation for commitment and dedication for all the staff members who had hoped he would recover and live a normal life again,” the hospital’s administration said in a statement carried by the semi-official Arabic language daily Al Ittihad.

“Mohammed had stayed at the hospital more than any other patients and the ICU had become like his home, where he kept all his personal items and was watching cartoons and other children’s programmes on the video. All our staff members loved him and tried their best to keep him smiling and to reassure his family members, who have now submitted to God’s will after Mohammed’s death.”

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