JAZAN: The Jazan Health Department has revealed details of the transportation of a baby girl, born on Farasan Island, asserting that a boat was used to transfer the baby to save her life, as the air ambulance could not arrive in time.
The medical decision was made after communicating with the baby’s parents, a local publication reported.
The statement by the department said the baby was born in a normal delivery procedure at Farasan General Hospital.
The premature infant suffered a respiratory disorder on the second day, which entailed the necessity of transferring the baby to an intensive care unit for premature babies.
“The baby was in critical condition and her health situation worsened. Because an air ambulance was not available at the time, and in order not to miss the scheduled ferry, the medical decision was to move the baby and her parents by boat.
“Her health has now improved and she left the intensive care unit, and is expected to be discharged from the hospital sometime soon,” explained the statement.
The department said it is in the process of providing a new ambulatory boat provided with state-of-the-art medical equipment and technologies.
The father described the difficult journey to move his child in unprofessional medical evacuation saying: “I was surprised that the marine ambulance was out of order and my child had to be moved by an old, unfit boat. We had to break the door to get the bed inside, which took about five hours.”
The medical decision was made after communicating with the baby’s parents, a local publication reported.
The statement by the department said the baby was born in a normal delivery procedure at Farasan General Hospital.
The premature infant suffered a respiratory disorder on the second day, which entailed the necessity of transferring the baby to an intensive care unit for premature babies.
“The baby was in critical condition and her health situation worsened. Because an air ambulance was not available at the time, and in order not to miss the scheduled ferry, the medical decision was to move the baby and her parents by boat.
“Her health has now improved and she left the intensive care unit, and is expected to be discharged from the hospital sometime soon,” explained the statement.
The department said it is in the process of providing a new ambulatory boat provided with state-of-the-art medical equipment and technologies.
The father described the difficult journey to move his child in unprofessional medical evacuation saying: “I was surprised that the marine ambulance was out of order and my child had to be moved by an old, unfit boat. We had to break the door to get the bed inside, which took about five hours.”
