Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Imminent Birth
Robert Linnell
“My partner comes in and says, ‘Oh, what happened?’ And I said, ‘Ah, it looks like we had a baby, huh?’” Click to hear the whole story, as Robert Linnell, Paramedic Captain/Supervisor with L.A. City Fire, describes “the mixed feelings and joy of delivering a baby in the field.”
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good job sounds like you had your handsfull.
I just became a EMT-B by passing my National Registry, I am looking forward to getting in the field. But that there must have been a very scary experience as well as a fulfilling one, keep up the good work!
Have been in the field for one birth. I was still really in class. All I can remember the EMT saying before birth was “this will be the test to see if you can stand the job”. I’m still doing it to this day and loving every min of it!
How could you really understand them if the spoke spanish. That was a funny Story.
How great is that! I just became an EMT-B and in school we had to do a simulation and I chose childbirth. It just so happened that that same week my simulation was my friend was having her baby. The doctor had seen me studying and seen that I was an EMT student and out of the blue he says “Okay Miss EMT are you ready to help deliver?” I have to admit I was shocked to hear him ask me to assist, but I threw on my BSI and was right there helping him. It couldn’t have came at a better time, by the way I did get the highest score for the simulation a few days later. I think I looked like a pro at it lol. Thanks for sharing your story with us all!
I just delivered a baby three weeks ago. We arrived at 0036 and at 0041 the baby was here. Talk about iminent birth. Healthy baby girl and mom was doing great also. Barely had time to open the precip packs.