Tamara Panzino is a retired nurse. Panzino is credited with saving the life of an infant while on a Spirit Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Orlando.
Tamara Panzino Rescue Details
Panzino Aided Infant During Spirit Airlines Flight. “Tamara Panzino told CNN affiliate WESH that she was reading a book with her earbuds in when she “heard a flight attendant say, ‘we have an infant not breathing.'” An announcement shortly after asked if there was a doctor on board. The retired nurse ran to the back of the plane to see if she could help. “I didn’t know what I was dealing with,” Panzino told WESH. “I saw an infant. The head was just back. And blue lips … And my heart just dropped.”” [CNN]
Panzino Gave Infant Sternal Rub. “Even though Panzino is a retired nurse, her years of experience kicked in. A round of questions revealed that the infant was just lying still when she stopped breathing. “Gave daddy the baby. He held it while I did a sternal rub, kind of an aggressive shake of the chest. Get the baby to react by pinching it. Trying to make it cry or take a deep breath,” Panzino said. They moved to the front of the plane. “The baby’s color started looking better. I was so glad and kept shaking it aggressively,” Panzino said.” [WESH]
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