I wanted to share this remarkable video of New York City Firefighters and Paramedics delivering a baby in the back of a livery cab. While many outside the city may believe this is a rare occurrence, you might be surprised that this happens fairly often in the big apple. Of course, mom and child are doing great after the effort of many emergency services personal, including NYPD officers and FDNY Firefighters and Paramedics.
Learning how to deliver a baby is part of the basic
information that is given to firefighters and paramedics while they are in
initial training. In New York State,
delivering a baby is covered in the Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
course. With all this new medical technology,
we are able to deliver babies is safer and more efficient ways. We are able to hook the baby up to a life-pack
and watch the baby’s heart rhythms. If
anything is abnormal, we can deliver care in the back of an ambulance and call
the doctors at the hospital to give them information so they can be ready when
we arrive. Many fire departments and
ambulance services have had the grateful opportunity to deliver a baby. Most remember these deliveries for the rest
of their life; it’s always a big accomplishment.
If you ever walk through a fire department or ambulance
service, you may find several baby pictures on the walls. Those baby pictures, with note attached, are
not from the department’s members, they are of the baby they have
delivered. Every crew takes pride when
they deliver a baby in the “Outside World” (off a hospital). We, the emergency services world, are always
prepared to help you. So please don’t
hesitate to call us.
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