Down the corridor
Jason straddles the gurney,
thumbs on her sternum.
Only these fingertips
hold the mask against her skin,
her head in my hands.
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Hope she made it. Happy Easter. :/
How did the little one fare?
Her Dad found her not breathing in bed after she had been having trouble earlier (30 minutes before). She was asystole when we got there and remained so throughout. I put an IO in her leg and gave her five 0.1 mg doses of epi 1:10,000 during the course of the call/transport. I tried once to intubate her, but couldn’t see the chords. We used a two person bag valve with ETCO2 monitoring. She was a 9 most of the way. It turned out she had a rare genetic disease that made her two months of living pretty miserable, athough she was clearly well-loved by her parents. I will probably post more about the call in a few weeks.
Thanks frr asking about her,
Peter C
I was so sad reading about this. Thanks for telling us more, even if it’s sad. I have two small children myself, reading things like this is always harder when you’re a parent…
Pedi calls are very hard….especially when they don’t make it…..sending a prayer up for the little babe, her parents and the EMS crew….rest in peace little one