Update: Rayan, aged 13, for whom an Abduction Alert had been launched on the morning of Tuesday October 21 in Haute-Vienne, returned to the home where he was staying in the middle of the day. As a result, the Kidnapping Alert was canceled, in accordance with the directives of the competent public prosecutor for the region.
Rayan was kidnapped yesterday evening in Panazol, near Limoges. This Tuesday, October 21, the authorities activated the system Kidnapping Alert to try to find him as quickly as possible.
Two suspects are wanted for kidnapping
Rayan is a 13 year old teenager. He is 1.52 meters tall, has brown eyes, brown hair and wears black glasses. He was dressed in a pale yellow sweatshirt, beige cargo pants and white sneakers with a red Nike logo.
The suspects are a woman, aged 25 to 30, of heavy build, with long black hair, dressed in a bright blue bathrobe and patterned white pajama bottoms. She would be accompanied by a man of medium build, wearing black jogging pants, a black sweatshirt with a white Nike logo and a black cap.
A national emergency system to save lives
The plan Kidnapping Alert had therefore been triggered, mobilizing all the media to broadcast Rayan’s report. Created in 2006, this system allows immediate sharing of information as soon as a child’s abduction is confirmed, in order to maximize the chances of finding them alive.
But in this specific case, time played an even more decisive role. Indeed, Rayan suffers from diabetes, and any delay in treatment puts his life in danger.
“A diabetic child deprived of insulin finds himself in rapid life-threatening danger“
Asked, emergency doctor Gérald Kierzek emphasizes the extreme seriousness of insulin deprivation for a diabetic child.
“The absence of treatment in a diabetic child, in particular the lack of insulin, quickly exposes them to serious risks such as diabetic ketoacidosis, a vital emergency. This can threaten their life in a few hours to a few days depending on their type of diabetes”.
What are the consequences of insulin deprivation for our body?
“Without insulin, glucose can no longer enter cells, forcing the body to burn fat. This generates ketones and leads to ketoacidosis. Warning signs are: fatigue, vomiting, abdominal pain, rapid and deep breathing, confusion, breath that smells like nail polish remover or pippin apple.” lists the doctor.
The adolescent’s vital prognosis can be quickly compromised
According to Dr. Kierzek, ketoacidosis can progress to coma and death if treatment is not administered urgently.
“In children with type 1 diabetes, the maximum safety period is often less than 24 hours and sometimes less (a few hours): insulin must absolutely be administered daily. If stopped, this causes rapid biological decompensation, with a risk of hyperkalemia (excess potassium) and multiple other serious blood imbalances” he explains.
Dr. Kierzek also discusses the risks associated with diet. “A diabetic child who is not properly nourished can experience hypoglycemia, particularly if he or she receives insulin without adequate carbohydrate intake. Or on the contrary hyperglycemia without insulin.
These severe hypoglycemia then cause weakness, confusion, loss of consciousness, etc. In the youngest, lasting neurological after-effects are also observed. Conversely, food deprivation can cause digestive problems, including vomiting and diarrhea.
To conclude, Dr Gérald Kierzek insists on the absolute urgency of the situation. “A diabetic child deprived of insulin finds himself in rapid life-threatening danger. In fact, any delay or deprivation of treatment requires emergency hospitalization, as the life-threatening prognosis becomes very rapid.” he concludes.