Flight Crew keeps 1 lb. preemie alive on flight

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Specializes in NICU, CVICU.
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CPR for a half-hour? :uhoh21: I wonder if he has any head left?!

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CPR for a half-hour? :uhoh21: I wonder if he has any head left?!

Me too! CPR for half an hour??? :uhoh21:

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

I wonder what his temp. must have been on admission to the hospital. Maybe being hypothermic helped protect his brain.

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What does clearing his lungs with a drinking straw mean exactly? Are they

talking about suctioning sort of?

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Specializes in midwifery, NICU.

How scary for that flight crew though, what an absolute nightmare for all involved. Any emergency on a flight is gut wrenching, but a 25 weeker???? For that flight attendant to have the prescence of mind to keep the resuscitation going, and not just freak out, how hard was that for her? How often does Joe Public see a 25 week babe at delivery and have to deal with that? the wee guys outcome is another matter, but stuck in that plane, doing all she could, that woman was a hero.

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