Hsinchu firefighters save 9-month-old baby from asphyxia
Hsinchu firefighters save 9-month-old baby from asphyxia
2026-04-28
On Monday, the Hsinchu County Fire Department successfully helped rescue a 9-month-old baby with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Thanks to their first aid skills and high-grade medical devices in the fire department’s inventory, it only took 30 seconds to revive the little one at the hospital. Let’s take a closer look.
They turn the baby over and pat her on the back. After 30 seconds of resuscitation efforts, the baby finally lets out a small cry. She was found in critical condition at 1 p.m. Monday by her parent, who’d fed her only three minutes before. Her face had turned blue, requiring emergency care. Her frightened parent called 119 for help, and when paramedics arrived, she already had feeble vital signs. At the first minute, paramedics opened up her airway and gave her medical oxygen. About two minutes later, her spontaneous breathing resumed.
Lin Chen-yu
Emergency physician, Ton Yen General Hospital
Before arriving at the hospital, firefighters quickly used a high-grade airway device for infants and carried out first aid really well. When the little one arrived, her heartbeat was quickly restored.
The rescuers say that asphyxia is the most common condition in infants requiring emergency treatment. Apart from CPR, oxygen supply is even more crucial. The Hsinchu County Fire Department recently procured a set of high-grade supraglottic airway device in infant size, which proved effective in this case.
Hsu Chia-hsiung
Hsinchu County Fire Department
In yesterday’s case when giving emergency first aid to the patient, we inserted a high-grade airway device, which helps deliver oxygen to the lungs effectively.
Hsu Yu-cheng
Hsinchu County Fire Department
Usually in emergency first aid, we’d use a bag valve mask to give the patient oxygen. You can see in this diagram that without the other device, the air can easily enter the esophagus.
With the highest birth rate in Taiwan, Hsinchu needs to be prepared for the little ones. Thanks to the rescuers and a well-stocked inventory, the 9-month-old was successfully rescued.
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和死神搶命! 9月大女嬰到院前OHCA 竹縣消防局火速搶救
2026-04-28
新竹縣消防局週一接獲一起9個月大女嬰，到院前心肺功能停止案件，女嬰當時已無呼吸、無心跳，情況十分危急。獲報後救護隊成員火速趕赴現場，經救護人員搶救，緊急CPR、給氧及進階處置下，30秒之後從死神手上搶救回生命。
幫嬰兒、翻身、拍背，經過30秒鐘的緊急救援，救護人員終於聽到嬰兒微弱的聲音。這起驚險意外發生在27日下午1點，家屬表示，當時將女嬰餵奶後，安置在沙發上休息，短短不到3分鐘後返回查看，發現女嬰已臉色發黑，嚇得立即撥打119求助，救護人員抵達時，女嬰生命跡象微弱，迅速急救，先建立進階性呼吸道、給予高濃度氧氣，約2分鐘後，女嬰出現明顯自主呼吸。
[[東元綜合醫院急診科主任 林鎮宇]]
“在到院前，消防局隊員很快使用高階嬰兒專用呼吸器，很好的急救措施，小朋友到院之後，很快恢復心跳。”
救護隊表示，嬰幼兒急救，最常見原因就是窒息，除了施作CPR外，「給氧」更是關鍵。他們使用近期新採購、適合嬰幼兒的小號數進階呼吸道器材，這也是首次投入實戰，搶救成功的案例。
[[新竹救護員 許嘉雄]]
“在昨天的案件，在OHCA急救上，我們有置入進階呼吸道，這進階呼吸道可以幫助我們把氧氣很順利地給到肺部。”
[[新竹救護員 許育誠]]
“通常在急救的時候，我們會使用甦醒球，對患者進行給氣的動作。透過這張圖可以看到，沒有這項器材，空氣很容易跑到食道。”
新竹縣市是全台出生率最高的地區之一，守護孩子安全是縣府最重要的責任之一，希望幫更多家長在關鍵時刻伸出援手，為孩子爭取一線生機。
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