Heart rate 30, apneic, cyanotic, unresponsive, a tiny 8-month-old boy
Half hour of CPR; what happened?
Sweating, crying, anxious, exhausted… I can’t give up!
His parents screaming, fearful, desperate...
Someone calls it
We stop.
Heart rate 120.
The helicopter arrives
Helpless, I watch from the helipad. He takes off for his last ride…
Code blue
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
Pediatric Code Blue in 55 Words
Alan C. Vazquez, MD
Fam Med. 2021;53(3):227-227.
DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.121248
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Lead Author
Alan C. Vazquez, MD
Affiliations: Northwell Health Physicians Partners, Babylon, NY
Corresponding Author
Alan C. Vazquez, MD
Correspondence: Northwell Health Physicians Partners, 500 W Main Street Babylon, NY 11702. 631-587-7733.
Email: ave0987@gmail.com
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