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Heroic efforts made to save a 6 month old baby

Doctors at Rajagiri Hospital successfully took out a Rambutan fruit which was stuck in a six month old baby’s respiratory tract who presented to Rajagiri Hospital’s Emergency department with no signs of breathing. Baby who was brought to Rajagiri in this critical condition was brought back to life with Heroic efforts of doctors & nurses.

On July 28th the baby who was nibbling the Rambutan fruit swallowed the same accidentally, which got stuck in his respiratory tract and showed no breathing and movements. Parents who are Marampally natives, rushed the baby to Rajagiri Hospital. Immediately after arrival as he cardiac arrest, the 6 month old was given six cycles of CPR by Emergency Physicians & nurses for around 15 minutes following which he was revived . After getting the pulse, a team of Doctors led by Dr Bipin Jose, Pediatrician & Pediatric Intensivist and Dr Vishnu Narayanan, ENT Surgeon took out the Rambutan fruit through bronchoscopy under ventilatory support. Since the baby was brought with cardiac arrest and suspecting a possibility of underlying brain tissue damage he was shifted to Pediatric ICU with ventilator support under Dr Bipin for observation. As the child gradually showed signs of life, with limb movements and eye opening, doctors intensified treatment and kept him under strict PICU monitoring, all this while he continued to be on ventilator. Dr Darshan Jayaram Das, Pediatric Neurologist who supervised his Neurology care advised Brain MRI to rule out any brain damage. The scan showed no significant signs of brain damage and slowly the ventilator support was brought down.

After 3 days of treatment in PICU finally the baby was brought back to normal condition and was breastfed normally by his mother. Normally when food is taken, a mechanism prevents entry of food to the respiratory tract and food particles continue to move through the oesophagus. The above mechanism is due to proper Oropharyngeal coordination, which takes place in infants after the age of 6 months, hence feeding solid food to infants below the age of 6 months is not recommended on a normal course, said Dr Bipin Jose.

Treatment of the baby was led by Dr Bipin Jose, Consultant - Pediatrician and Pediatric Intensivist, Dr Uma Mohandas (Pediatrics), Dr John (Pediatrics), Dr Reshmi (PICU), Dr Deepthi (PICU), Dr Vishnu Narayanan - ENT, Dr Jeniffer, Emergency Medicine, Dr Darshan Jayaram Das, Consultant - Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Hormise Stephen, Consultant - Anesthesia and Nurses of Pediatric ICU & Emergency Department .

 
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