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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Aug. 11, 2016 photo, 3-year-old Ashely Pacheco rests with her father Maykol Pacheco in her hospital bed at the University Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. Two weeks after 3-year-old Ashley scraped her knee, she was screaming in a hospital, fighting for her life as her family scoured Caracas for scarce antibiotics. Venezuela is running short on 85 percent of basic medicines. As the health care system collapses, the tiniest slips, like a little girl’s tumble while chasing her brother, are turning into life-or-death crises.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

How a banged knee nearly killed 3-year-old Ashley in Caracas

By HANNAH DREIER - Associated Press

In this Aug. 16, 2016 photo, 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco sucks on her thumb as she rests in a hospital bed during her two-month stay at University Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. As the health care system collapses, the tiniest slips, like Ashley’s tumble while chasing her brother in mid-July, turned into a life-or-death crisis when her scraped knee led to a staph infection. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A child’s scraped knee a life or death matter in Venezuela

By HANNAH DREIER - Associated Press