{"id":1486,"date":"2026-06-07T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:01:23","slug":"no-cpr-among-ems-issues-with-coral-gables-plastic-surgery-center-in-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1486","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No CPR\u2019 among EMS issues with Coral Gables plastic surgery center in death"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>No CPR. Surgery staff not using defibrillator pads. Staff being uncommunicative with EMS workers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1484\">Driver arrested after crash with BSO deputy has history of dangerous driving<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Coral Gables Fire Rescue patient care record alleged those and other emergency situation shortcomings on April 29 at Svelta Plastic Surgery, 4950 SW Eighth St. The patient whose medical emergency caused EMS to be called: Lexington, Kentucky\u2019s Kenly Aponte.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Aponte died that afternoon. She was 35.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Asked about problems listed in the report, Svelta owner Gretel Jardon responded to the Miami Herald by email, \u201cNone of these statements are accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Aponte and Memphis 19-year-old Endrys Martinez, who died May 26, were the two latest deaths at the surgery center, known as Seduction Cosmetic Center until a name change in January. In fact, Svelta was referred to as \u201cSeduction Cosmetic\u201d on the fire rescue report.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: One name change, two more patient deaths at a Coral Gables surgery center<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1483\">Players from Miami and Hialeah among Saturday\u2019s 4 South Florida lottery winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>State inspectors found several violations at Seduction after a 2021 Brazilian butt lift death, including post-operative follow-up appointments being \u201ccompleted by an unlicensed staff member who signed as a nurse practitioner or physician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A tragic April afternoon at Svelta Plastic Surgery<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Aponte went to Svelta on April 29 for a \u201cMommy Makeover:\u2019 a tummy tuck, breast augmentation and Brazilian butt lift, according to the report and Aponte family attorney Jorge Silva.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to the Coral Gables Fire Rescue patient care report:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cStaff was unable to provide an exact time of when the patient went into cardiac arrest.\u201d The time listed on the report was an estimated 2:25 p.m. The call from Svelta to Coral Gables Fire Rescue was received at 4:50 p.m. The report says Aponte was \u201cunresponsive\u201d and \u201cpulseless\u201d when emergency medical services workers arrived.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere was a delay to patient contact due to a slow elevator, and no staff was holding the elevator for rescue.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In the five minutes between EMS getting the call and the arrival at 4:55 p.m., the caller said Aponte\u2019s blood oxygen level had dropped to 0% \u201cat which point they reported beginning CPR.\u201d But, when EMS workers got there, \u201cNo CPR was in progress.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Also, \u201cno AED pads were placed by staff.\u201d AED pads are used to deliver a shock from a defibrillator. \u201cA defibrillator can save your life if you\u2019re in cardiac arrest,\u201d Cleveland Clinic says. \u201cThis device provides an electrical charge that stops your heart\u2019s abnormal rhythm so your heart can get back to a normal rhythm. Even with defibrillation, cardiac arrest is fatal for many people.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNo crash cart was visible.\u201d A surgical area\u2019s crash cart holds the equipment and drugs necessary to deal with an emergency. Florida law requires a \u201cfull and current\u201d crash cart to be present for office surgeries.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere was minimal communication from the surgery staff and physicians to EMS.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Coral Gables Fire Rescue eventually took Aponte to the Baptist Health Doctors Hospital emergency room, where she was declared dead at 5:47 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1481\">\u2018I will throw you out of the window.\u2019 Man strangles woman over rent money: cops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire rescue report said Coral Gables, Florida\u2019s Svelta Plastic Surgery, among other failures, didn\u2019t use CPR or the defibrillator on Lexington\u2019s Kenly Aponte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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