Sunday, May 30, 2004
Idaho
Revived toddler still in hospital on respirator
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Idaho boy who showed signs of life after being pronounced dead of drowning remained in critical condition Saturday at a hospital here.
The 22-month-old toddler was flown from Rexburg, Idaho, Thursday after a nurse preparing his body for a funeral noticed his chest was slightly heaving -- an hour after he had been declared dead.
Logan Pinto was breathing on his own by late Thursday, but he was placed back on a respirator Friday.
Primary Children's Medica
l Center spokeswoman Bonnie Midget said she wasn't authorized to reveal whether the boy still was on the ventilator Saturday, but said his condition was unchanged and critical.
The boy's story has brought calls from news organizations from around the country, but the family is turning down interviews, she said.
Logan wandered away from his baby sitter and fell into a canal near his home in Rexburg, about 275 miles east of Boise. The child was submerged for nearly 30 minutes before police found him a half-mile downstream.
An officer gave the boy CPR but the effort appeared to fail and he was pronounced dead, said Rexburg Police Capt. Randy Lewis.
After giving the boy's mother and stepfather -- Debra and Joe Gould -- some time to say goodbye, Lewis said, Madison Memorial Hospital nurse Mary Zollinger began to prepare Logan's body for a funeral home.
But when she looked at the boy, she noticed signs of life.
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I don't know what happened other than what was on the TV news and in this article. But one thing for sure is someone dropped the ball.
Something every PSD, Fireman, LEO, EMT, Paramedic, Nurse, MD and whoever else is involved with drownings must know and remember is: A PERSON IS NOT DEAD UNTIL THEY ARE WARM AND DEAD! Ideally you want to get the body temp back to normal but the mid 90's will work. Much colder than that and the heart just does not want to start.
It could take hours to get the body temp "safely" back to 92 or above. All the while we must pump and breathe for the victim. The rewarming must be slow and done properly to prevent toxins from killing the victim.
We are lucky here locally as we have the needed equipment to handle cold water drownings.
Cold water is not the solid stuff you can walk on but actually anything cooler than the normal body temp.. Some say below 70df is cold water. We don't define it and judge the victim by core temp. and not the surrounding water temp.
Everyone involved with this needs to make sure your local hospital, clinic or village doctor knows how to treat a drowning victim. A lot of people die just because they didn't know how to deal with it properly.
Do your part and help guide them down the right path to getting the knowledge to save a few more. Our job goes way beyond just the diving. You need to help the medical people stay on top of their game, Tactfully.
Need some prayers for the little guy. He just isn't ready to go yet.
Gary D.
Idaho
Revived toddler still in hospital on respirator
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Idaho boy who showed signs of life after being pronounced dead of drowning remained in critical condition Saturday at a hospital here.
The 22-month-old toddler was flown from Rexburg, Idaho, Thursday after a nurse preparing his body for a funeral noticed his chest was slightly heaving -- an hour after he had been declared dead.
Logan Pinto was breathing on his own by late Thursday, but he was placed back on a respirator Friday.
Primary Children's Medica
l Center spokeswoman Bonnie Midget said she wasn't authorized to reveal whether the boy still was on the ventilator Saturday, but said his condition was unchanged and critical.
The boy's story has brought calls from news organizations from around the country, but the family is turning down interviews, she said.
Logan wandered away from his baby sitter and fell into a canal near his home in Rexburg, about 275 miles east of Boise. The child was submerged for nearly 30 minutes before police found him a half-mile downstream.
An officer gave the boy CPR but the effort appeared to fail and he was pronounced dead, said Rexburg Police Capt. Randy Lewis.
After giving the boy's mother and stepfather -- Debra and Joe Gould -- some time to say goodbye, Lewis said, Madison Memorial Hospital nurse Mary Zollinger began to prepare Logan's body for a funeral home.
But when she looked at the boy, she noticed signs of life.
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I don't know what happened other than what was on the TV news and in this article. But one thing for sure is someone dropped the ball.
Something every PSD, Fireman, LEO, EMT, Paramedic, Nurse, MD and whoever else is involved with drownings must know and remember is: A PERSON IS NOT DEAD UNTIL THEY ARE WARM AND DEAD! Ideally you want to get the body temp back to normal but the mid 90's will work. Much colder than that and the heart just does not want to start.
It could take hours to get the body temp "safely" back to 92 or above. All the while we must pump and breathe for the victim. The rewarming must be slow and done properly to prevent toxins from killing the victim.
We are lucky here locally as we have the needed equipment to handle cold water drownings.
Cold water is not the solid stuff you can walk on but actually anything cooler than the normal body temp.. Some say below 70df is cold water. We don't define it and judge the victim by core temp. and not the surrounding water temp.
Everyone involved with this needs to make sure your local hospital, clinic or village doctor knows how to treat a drowning victim. A lot of people die just because they didn't know how to deal with it properly.
Do your part and help guide them down the right path to getting the knowledge to save a few more. Our job goes way beyond just the diving. You need to help the medical people stay on top of their game, Tactfully.
Need some prayers for the little guy. He just isn't ready to go yet.
Gary D.
