WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A team of Wichita firefighters was recognized Tuesday for saving the life of a 10-day-old infant during a critical medical emergency in March.
The emergency unfolded on March 11, when a couple dining near Fire Station 5, near 2nd and Hillside, noticed something was wrong with their newborn baby. As they rushed home, they realized the baby had stopped breathing. The parents called 911 and began CPR with guidance from an emergency dispatcher.
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A crew from Station 5 arrived quickly and found the infant unresponsive and not breathing. The baby’s airway was clogged with formula and mucus, preventing oxygen from reaching the lungs. Firefighters immediately suctioned the airway and began chest compressions. Within moments, the infant’s pulse returned, and EMS transported the child to the hospital.
“We were trying to get the mom and dad to, you know, get back a little bit, because they were so distraught and scared. It was their baby, and anybody would feel that way,” WFD Captain Lance Diffenbaugh said. “Every one of these guys here has got a baby on the way, so to them it was highly stressful as well.”…