CPR Saved Yet Another Life!
ER24 paramedics rushed Saturday afternoon to yet another drowning incident in Gauteng. This time a 13 month old baby was rescued by family members from a swimming pool in the yard. According to the family they do not know how the little one got out of the house and fell into the pool.
It is understood that a family member found the baby drifting in the swimming pool. The family immediately realised that the baby had no pulse. A family member commenced with CPR and another contacted ER24 EMS.
On arrival the family was busy with CPR and paramedics used invasive procedures to gain a heartbeat. The baby was loaded in an unstable condition in the ambulance and rushed to the Glynnwood Hospital for further assistance. After approximately 30 minutes of CPR the baby regained a strong heartbeat and tried to breath on its own.
The baby was handed over to the casualty staff with a adequate heartbeat. The family did excellent CPR and this might be the reason why he regained a strong heartbeat en route to hospital.
It is not clear at this stage how the baby got to the pool and if the pool was covered.
It is understood that a family member found the baby drifting in the swimming pool. The family immediately realised that the baby had no pulse. A family member commenced with CPR and another contacted ER24 EMS.
On arrival the family was busy with CPR and paramedics used invasive procedures to gain a heartbeat. The baby was loaded in an unstable condition in the ambulance and rushed to the Glynnwood Hospital for further assistance. After approximately 30 minutes of CPR the baby regained a strong heartbeat and tried to breath on its own.
The baby was handed over to the casualty staff with a adequate heartbeat. The family did excellent CPR and this might be the reason why he regained a strong heartbeat en route to hospital.
It is not clear at this stage how the baby got to the pool and if the pool was covered.
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