UPDATE: Kayla was mostly recovered by 2013 and was able to attend school regularly from that point on. She is now living the life of any normal teenager - school, friends, fun, etc. She can swallow and eat normally without dilating procedures.

AKA, why child safety caps should be on all cleaning products.

Can we just take a moment and pray for these amazing doctors? Because they saved this little girl's life. For all we knew she could have died.

Oh, wow. When I saw her throwing up blood, that hit me with tears! 💔

the little girl drank LYE not bleach, also called caustic soda or in the US a name brand is DRAIN-O ...that's drain cleaner ya'll...way worse than bleach!

this girl drank LYE.. not bleach. Lye is way more dangerous than bleach. Change the title. EDIT: they changed the title :D

I’m almost 14 and I can’t imagine going through that, imagine her at 6 years old having to go through that, it breaks my heart. 😭

her crying before surgery absolutely shattered my heart. I am cry

Next time i get mad at child guard caps, i will think of this little girl and be glad we have them.

In the 60's my grandfather replaced a woman's esophagus with part of her small intestine. She survived her bleach suicide attempt. It was the first time this surgery was attempted and successful.

She suffered a lot at such a young age. She was blessed to be surrounded by so much love....I wish her all the best!!!!

Doctors nurses and staff at Temple street hospital are brilliant and amazing. They saved my nephews life when he was an infant, hes now a fine young 26yr old.

It’s crazy how one little accident can change the rest of your life SO dramatically. Prayers for her❤️

When I was 3 years old, I acidentally drank bleach...my mother had poured bleach into a plastic glass and I thought it was water. I burned my throat and espophagus so bad I couldn't eat for weeks. Watching this brought back so many memories of it...it was painful and horrifying. So happy she recovered! 💖🙏

That poor girl is so brave! I can't believe she just calmly threw up blood, what a hero. I'm SO glad she recovered.

She is so strong. She has gone through so much, and yet she is still all smiles.

During a First aid class I attended, the instructor warned about small kids mistaking cleaning products for juice. It's the packaging and the colorful containers! For instance: there is a regular dishwashing soap, but you buy one that is a little bit extra cause it supposedly smells like apples and is a more interesting color (green). This probably means there are apples drawn on the front. Little child that can't read sees it and where are they used to seeing apples? On apple juice. So the hardcore chemical is packaged similarly to apple juice, it smells like apples, even the cap is sort of bib shaped. There really is no mystery here.

How a few seconds can change your whole life It's unbelievable

It makes me so sad to see little kids having to go though this😪😪

I feel so bad for the parents... I would be blaming myself the entire time and probably for the rest of my life

I did skip through some of it , but not once did I hear that child complain ..... what a little heroine!

thought my sore throat was bad as heck , god bless her

When I was about two or three I waddled into the laundry, found bleach then poured it into my eyes. Thankfully I’m not blind. But imagine drinking it, That’s twice as bad.

I love how gentle the doctors are with her

omg when she spat blood I was so worried

The whole "drink bleach" meme has always disturbed me and this is why.

Rome, my city.. I’m so happy to hear there’s such good doctors here.. it’s heartwarming ❤️

I work in Pediatric 45 years back. Had many children like this. Good to see they can help better.

Poor baby 😭 when I was little my mom had mr.clean in a cup and when she was out of the room I thought it was a lemon drink and took a swig. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Thank God I didnt drink much, spit most of it back out. My mom got me syrup of ipecac in me asap and took me to the doctor. I'm so paranoid with cleaning products with my son now, I keep them locked up at all times. *Never put cleaning products in cups either!*

When a child refuses icecream, you know that something's wrong! Edit: Guys,chill. It was just a joke. It's ok if ur lactose intolerant or don't like icecream. Why r people so sensitive?😑

a few things 1: she drank lye not bleach, so maybe change th title 2: when shes throwing up bloos maybe put a warning because some people like me have emetophobia (fear of vomit) and at that part i went into a pretty bad panic attack 3: i am so glad she recovered these doctors are amazing

Why would you leave such a dangerous chemical out when you have children? Oh my days 😰

Potassium Hydroxide is not Bleach. She drank a solution of Potassium Hydroxide( Potash Lye) which is a competently different chemical than Bleach. Please change the title to Potash Lye.

I don't blame the parents for one minute, that would be too easy to do. No doubt they blame them selves. Poor little girl. She is so wonderful. Would love to see a update.

About 15 minutes into this, I got on Amazon and ordered same day delivery of two sets of baby locks for my cabinets I have cleaners in....so my Shih Tzu Puppy never gets anything swallowed down that can be harmful for her! I know she's not a human, but she's everything to me, she's all I have in life and I love her! So, I know what I am going to be doing in just a little while. That sweet angel is so tough and has such a beautiful disposition, all things considered...and, those parents are awesome!

Bleach companies should start making their packaging look dangerous

For anyone wondering, her face is blurred because it’s italian law. They don’t show a child’s full identity in hospital.

this is so sad, this shows that people especially adults need to be more careful

My mother would always keep chemicals locked away when I was a kid and if she ever had it out she’d make sure I was nowhere nearby. Definitely suggest parents be a bit more careful with chemicals around their kids. Children are unpredictable so you never know what could happen. 😞

Once I almost drank bleach after my aunt poured the leftover bleach into a soda bottle since the bleach bottle bust open. She accidentally left it om the counter instead of putting it into the cabinet. Silly me, trying to sneak a drink before we ate grabbed a cup and poured it in. So glad my aunt walked it and grabbed my hands and started yelling and scolding me. It was the scariest moment of my life

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Keep your cleaning products locked up high away from your children

thank goodness for nurses and doctors

It’s crazy how one little thing can just change your life

I love that her regular doctor went to Rome with them to experience it all and to see the technique himself up close and personal.

bruh if sore throat hurts so much, just imagine how much pain she was in damn

You're such a brave girl! I know how uncomfortable it is to have something down your nose into your stomach! You did it! You got through it, so good for you!! Thank you for sharing your with us! 😃💓💛💚💙💜🌈

I drank acetone jewelry cleaner when I was like 3. I’ve had stomach issues ever since

Wow. I can't imagine how the parents feel. Keeping chemicals out of the reach of children is like the #1 rule.

As the doctor said it's for stripping grease of chip shop tiles it should not of even entered a family home it's a dangerous I have no clue why she left it in a child's sight and reach plus there was clearly no child cap as it's only ment for high cleaning purposes

What a wonderful family. This kind of thing sadly happens more than we realize. I hope shes happy and doing well.

I can't imagine. When I was a teen I always kept a bottle of water beside of my bed. That night I accidentally grabbed a bottle of finger nail polish remover instead of my water and immediately got sick. It was awful.

Wait. Did I hear the mother right? Around 2:54.. The girl swallows acid...then has to wait for *3 hours* at one place to be transferred elsewhere where they didn't even look in her mouth until the *NEXT MORNING?* Maybe the severity of the situation would have been less if she had been treated immediately?

I can't imagine what this family is going through.... the guilt as a mother! :(

What I really like about this is the lack of blame. Just move on with getting her better 🧡

it's crazy how one small incident can make a huge impact on your life she's so precious

poor kid, I can't imagine how much pain she was in.

This poor baby!! I can’t imagine what the parents are going through and it’s scary how an innocent mistake can almost kill you! I hope this baby girl is well today!!🙏🏻

She is just incredible young girl through all the pain and suffering she one amazing and very strong young lady ♥️♥️♥️ I pray for her for her amazing courage and her strength and her mum and dad are so amazing and all of the doctors and nurses that helped her get better and I’m so grateful and happy that she has recovered ♥️♥️♥️

This is why people shouldn't joke about drinking bleach.

Anyone else’s throats feel weird now

When I was 3 y.o I ate my grandma's pill and thought it was tic tac. I fainted and stayed in the hospital for 3 days but thankfully I woke up and nothing serious happened to me

33:58 that baby cannot stop her gag reflex.. her parents were a little pushy about it but that little girl can barley hold herself steady without gagging while that stint is in. My god I hope this little girl has the best, most rewarding life after all this. My heart broke so many times during this. She is so much stronger than I would have been.

I'm a genealogist and have seen many cases from the past 200+ years of children swallowing the same type of thing.. and dying. Kayla was very lucky

This poor poor girl all of this because of a mouthful of bleach what a strong little girl hope she has the best recovery possible and I hope her life carries on smoothly xx

That little girl is more brave than I could ever be.

Respect for all these amazing doctors . So glad Kayla recovered well without a transplant.

The moment Kayla cried, shattered my heart... :(

When I was three or four my mom was ironing and when she went to the bathroom I put my whole hand on the iron and got 2nd degree burns on my hand. A few years ago my parents told me that my aunt and uncle came over to my house and all night the four adults alternated to put my hand in ice water so I could sleep. They also did this the following day.

Aww bless, those doctors have saved this little girls life! Sending love and support to her family and Kayla ❤❤.

God bless and watch over these parents and doctors. They just never gave up on her!

I understand the child would be in pain but the poor parents! They must blame themselves and it must be torture seeing your child in pain every day!

The parent's reactions to everything really got me. how hugely they love for that girl

😭😭 This brought full tears to my eyes because this actually happened to my sister but unfortunately she didn’t make it, I’m so happy for this little girl who survived this🥲

Oh my gosh poor thing I'm so sorry that happened I'm hoping she is doing better now love and prayers for a speedy recovery I hope the entire family is doing well thank you for sharing your story I can't imagine what she had to go through I'm so sorry she had to go through that

It's sad that one mistake can lead to a life threatening condition :(

Dr Luigi's voice is exactly how I imagined.

These parents have a wonderful atitude handling their situation and that is so important in helping kala make progress and dealing with setbacks great work mom and dad

I once "burned" my fingers with caustic soda (drain cleaner) it was very mild tho, can't imagine this getting to my esophagus

My parents had neon MR. YUK 🤢 stickers on every single chemical or household product. The pharmacies still give them out for free but most people don't even know they exist.

My brother swallowed a glass full of acetone when he was a toddler. My mother went through a Bob Ross phase and she had changed the acetone in the glass to start off a new painting etc etc. She left the room for a minute and my brother obviously thought it was water. Why he didn't stop drinking after he tasted that it wasn't water we will never know. He survived thanks to activated charcoal and doctors who know how to work with hysterical parents.

I hope this poor girl will have a happy and healthy future someday. :)

ugh documentaries like this at 3 am >

She didn’t drink bleach. They said sodium hydroxide which is lye. Much more dangerous than bleach. What a sad accident

No shame to the parents at all, accidents happen. I almost lit my house on fire playing with a candle when I was about 4. But this is why I only clean with water and vinegar. It won't kill a child of they decide to drink it. ❤️ I hope she is doing well today

It's been what 10+ years since this has happened and a tad less since this was filmed. I pray this young lady is living a fantastic normal life now and doesn't have to endure anything anymore. On a side note: I don't know if this is anywhere near what she had swallowed, but my family makes our own soap using lye (crystals that are dissolved in water, which make the water very hot and Dangerous) anyway if it gets on your skin, which it has a little bit on me once getting the narrow part of skin that was exposed between sleeve and long rubber gloves, you spray straight up white vinegar on it. We always have the bottle out and in reach when using it. Not it was a few small spots on me but it worked. I wonder if that would have helped if they could have gotten her to drink some immediately after, because it deactivates (?) The lye. (I know the word but can't think of it). I am NOT saying anybody should try it by themselves? Just wonder if it could help the insides as good as it does on the outside.

I remember my parents telling me when my cousin was about 3 yrs old he poured bleach on him cause my step nan was looking after him and she was cleaning and *LEFT THE GOD DAM BLEACH BOTTLE ON THE FLOOR CLOSE TO HIM WITH NO LID ON IT* Like bro

I have a friend who swallowed liquid draino in 1966. She was 3 she spent 2 years in hospital.

The Italian doctor's name was Luigi soooo perfect 16:10

Such brave child and parents... stay blessed dear ❤

I’m glad she’s okay! God bless her and her family

That is crazy! Thank goodness she's okay, and thank the lord for all those doctors. Prayers :)))

I was so glad to hear Kayla’s Mom explain why they are comfortable with the doctor explaining everything in front of Kayla. Too many people want to sugar coat procedures which can freak the kids out more! In my medical experience, the kids always handle things better than the adults. 💗💗💗

The Italians seem to truly love childeren. I can tell by how the nurses are so delicate and careful and how they caress their heads. Can any Italians let me know if I'm right?

Wow that is so sad. I was literally crying just hearing what she had to go through. I feel this is a wake up call to the world to be more careful in life because God does everything for a specific reason.

30:06 when Kayla’s dad had to leave and was talking to her my heart sunk :(

When I was about 2 I swallowed turpentine but luckily I threw it up straight away and was fine Idk why I'm putting this here since I can't relate to her one bit

Its so crazy how one thing can change your life dramatically stay safe everyone your life matters wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more than anybody thinks you can't say on words how much your life matters💖💖💖💖💖💖🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 I pray for this girl god bless her and everybody in this universe

The Italian medical team were so beautiful, soft, gentle, kind. It warmed my heart.

The love the dad has for his daughter breaks my heart ♥️