Newborn Baby Dies As Ambulance Strikes Out Of Gasoline

Head of Kendari Health Office Rahminingrum/Photo: Antara

KENDARI - The Kendari City Health Office, Southeast Sulawesi responded to the issue of a newborn baby dying after the ambulance that took him from the Poasi Health Center to Kendari Hospital broke down due to running out of gas. at the time of delivery it had deteriorated. "The handling of the birth of the baby (at the Poasia Kendari Health Center) is according to standards but indeed the condition of the baby at birth is not very good because the gestational age of the mother (baby) is estimated to have entered the age of 10 months," he said in a written statement on Wednesday. Kendari, Monday, March 14. He suspected that the baby did not cry at birth because the baby's nose was blocked and the baby's condition worsened due to drinking the mother's amniotic fluid. quoted between.

He explained that the baby was then treated with asphyxia treatment at the Puskesmas (Poasia) while preparing a referral to the Kendari City Hospital. However, on the way something unexpected happened, namely the ambulance engine died. However, the officers and family immediately took the initiative to immediately arrest the passing car and immediately continued the journey to the City Hospital. "After arriving at the hospital the officers immediately took action. But the baby was declared dead, " said Rahminingrum.

Previously, it was spread on Facebook social media that a baby in Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi (Southeast Sulawesi) died after the ambulance that took him to the Puskesmas ran out of gas on the way. 3) around 05.00 WITA. Furthermore, the Puskesmas referred the baby to the hospital (RS) because his condition was deteriorating. Furthermore, the ambulance carrying the baby ran out of gas on the way to the hospital, delaying the handling of the baby. Then there is a driver who provides assistance in bringing the baby to the destination hospital. But for no apparent reason, the hospital is said to have returned the baby to the Puskesmas. The baby was later declared dead at the health center.