Pregnant Woman Complaining of Abdominal Pain Gives Birth to Baby Girl at 29 Weeks
Emergency Transfer Due to Lack of Premature Infant Care Facilities at Birth Hospital
A newborn baby born nearly three months earlier than the due date in Busan was quickly transferred to a university hospital with the help of 119 paramedics, saving the baby's life.
At around 9:42 a.m. on the 1st, the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters received a 119 emergency call from a women's clinic in Jeonggwan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, requesting urgent transfer of a premature baby to a hospital with treatment facilities. Earlier that day, at 8:22 a.m., paramedics from the Jeonggwan 119 Safety Center had transported a pregnant woman experiencing abdominal pain and urinary difficulties to the clinic. The woman gave birth to a daughter at 29 weeks of pregnancy at the clinic.
On the 1st, a 119 paramedic in Jeonggwan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, is providing emergency treatment to a premature baby born at 29 weeks and transporting the baby to the hospital. [Photo by Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters]
The problem was that the clinic did not have facilities to treat premature babies. Therefore, the clinic urgently requested 119 to transfer the premature newborn to a larger hospital with treatment facilities. Upon receiving the call, paramedics from the Jeonggwan 119 Safety Center first assessed the baby's health condition. The baby’s pulse and breathing were measured, and the Apgar score?a scale indicating the health status of a newborn?was 4, indicating a critical condition. Since the Apgar score is out of 10, with 8 to 10 considered normal, the baby required emergency treatment.
Five paramedics provided emergency care while searching for a hospital that could treat the baby. It was decided to transfer the baby to Yangsan Busan National University Hospital in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, which has a specialized children's hospital. The paramedics continuously performed emergency treatment in the ambulance, calling the baby by the prenatal nickname "Bbungbbungi" to keep the baby conscious. They repeatedly spoke to the baby, saying things like, "Bbungbbungi, open your eyes," and "Get ready to meet the doctor as soon as we arrive." Thanks to their efforts, "Bbungbbungi" safely arrived at the neonatal intensive care unit of Yangsan Busan National University Hospital, and the baby's health condition is reported to be stable.
A fire department official said, "The dispatched paramedics provided emergency treatment while the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room’s Emergency Situation Management Center quickly selected and arranged the hospital transfer," adding, "The cooperation between the paramedics and the Emergency Situation Management Center saved the baby's life."
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