Truely a Miracle.

Some days the Theatre (OR) are very draining. Yesterday, was one of those days. We brought a 6 year old boy to the Theatre to place a rod in his ulna, aka he had broken his arm. This procedure while not always simple is typically not life threatening. We, however, ended up coding him for almost 45 minutes! This is a long code, maybe the longest I have ever been in. He probably had either a horrible reaction to an anesthetic drug or has an undiagnosed heart defect. It was very scary and hard to watch -- only 6 years old with a broken arm. While I was not hands-on in giving drugs etc., I prayed constantly as I watched the scene unfolded. Finally, we saw a normal heart beat, pulse ox. and blood pressure. We were overjoyed, but still fearful.

After “getting him back” we took him to the high care ward ventilated and ready to play the “wait and see” game. The “wait and see” game means we pray for the best and anticipate more struggles.

This morning as I went into the hospital I pondered the outcome of this young boy.
Was he still even alive?
If so, what damage had been done?

Soon I was to find out a miracle had happen! The young boy was extubated, awake, alert, moving around and even talking. He said to me when I asked him how he was, “I’m fine.” I could barely believe it. We had preformed CPR on the child for 45 minutes the day prior and now he was talking with no obvious signs of neurological damage!
It was truly a miracle!!!