And this is called being pedantic.
No, but it is a child we are talking about, and children need extra care. They require a higher level of attention and higher level of care.
I never stated this, I'm sure her needs were much more then just a bottle of water, I'm just stating that medical science is quite capable of handeling even extreme dehydration.
I don't care. She is a child and we don't expect them to know to tell us what is wrong. She should have been evaluated by professional staff that knew what they were doing. Dehydration has obvious signs if you are trained on what to look for, it does not even take that much training. Anyone that has just crossed a desert should be evaluated for it.