Mom Finds Infant on Back, Eyes Glazed Over. Air Ambulance's Quick Response Saves Baby's Life
Whenever you see an ambulance with lights flashing and siren blaring, you know it’s on the way to helping someone or escorting an injured person to a hospital.
They’re definitely a faster mode of transportation than trying to take your own vehicle and getting stuck in traffic or complicating issues because you’re the one who needs transporting.
But those on the outskirts of towns or far from hospitals and those experiencing major health events need the fastest transportation possible, and that’s where air ambulances come in.
One mother from Staithes, England, is very thankful for her recent experience with air ambulance services.
Maria Ellis noticed one day that 11-month-old Oscar, one of her five children, was acting odd. He was convulsing and shuddering.
When she got to him, Oscar was lying on the floor with glazed eyes.
“I picked him up and shouted his name and his eyes rolled back so I rang for the ambulance and they talked me through what to do, and I put him in the recovery position,” Ellis said. “It was very traumatic and I was on my own with all of my boys at home.”
Experiencing this kind of emergency with one child and with others around to help is one thing, but it’s terrifying to be responsible for four other children and have no one to assist you.
“Oscar was shaking and shivering,” Ellis said. “The next minute my dad came in and said the air ambulance had arrived.”
Great North Air Ambulance Service had come to her rescue. As stated on their Facebook page, their mission is “To provide the best possible care to critically ill or injured patients. On average it takes a seriously ill or injured patient over an hour to see a consultant in a hospital. The Great North Air Ambulance Service can take the consultant to the seriously ill or injured patient in less than 15 minutes.”
After running some tests, the emergency responders decided the best course of action would be to get Oscar to a hospital where they could continue to monitor him
Fortunately acquaintances of Ellis’ arrived to help take care of her other children as she and Oscar were whisked off to James Cook University Hospital.
It was later determined that little Oscar was suffering complications from a case of tonsillitis.
His mother is grateful for the assistance they received: “They are just amazing, the crew were absolutely fantastic and they got him to hospital so quickly. We flew to James Cook and it only took about ten minutes and we were there.”
Thanks to these frequent flyers, a little boy and his mother are doing well and have nothing but praises to sing for air ambulances.
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