PULSE Magazine | January 2019 Issue PE

SURVIVOR REUNION WITH YAZMEEN TUSKAN

On December 4, 2018 Communication Medic Ken Bostick and ATCEMS crews from Medic 6 Anthony Ferrando and Matthew Pearson and Medic 2 Heather Coy and Ryan James along with AFDs Engine 22/A shift crew Tyler Naylor, Joshua Lewis, Alex Newman and Issac Saldivar were part of a great survivor reunion. On May 15, 2018 Yazmeen Tuskan was home alone when she went into premature labor. She called 9-1-1 and delivered little baby Leo with the help of EMS Communication Medic Ken Bostick on the phone. Baby Leo was born prematurely at 26 weeks and was in cardiac arrest. When the Medic 6 crew arrived a few minutes later they immediately clamped and cut the umbilical cord and performed their initial patient assessment. The severity of baby Leo’s condition prompted them to call for Medic 2 to care for Yazmeen as Medic 6 initiated CPR and immediate transport of baby Leo to Dell Children’s Hospital. While in route to Dell Children’s Firefighters Lewis and Newman performed chest compressions on baby Leo and assisted with ventilation support, as Captain Pearson provided advanced life support treatment. ATCEMS medics Heather Coy and Ryan James provided Yazmeen with continuous updates on baby Leo’s condi- tion while she was in their care.

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Watch the video to see their reunion story.

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