Categories: Scrubs

Pregnant Haitian nurse rescued From rubble

A 43-year-old Haitian nurse, pregnant with her first child, was pulled from the rubble Friday in a three-hour rescue mission led by Brazilian soldiers.
Jean Baptiste spent 70 hours buried in the rubble of her former place of employment, a five-story children’s hospital in Port-Au-Prince.    Amazingly, her husband worked in the same building and also survived.

Baptiste was recently reunited with her rescuers.  She and her unborn child continue to recover in a make-shift Brazilian-run hospital in Haiti.

Sources:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/World/2010/01/16/-43-year-old-nurse-rescued/1263667257.html#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPWDHWSi-RE

Jennifer Fink, RN, BSN

Jennifer is a professional freelance writer with over eight years experience as a hospital nurse. She has clinical experience in adult health, including med-surg, geriatrics and transplant; she also has a particular interest in women’s health and cancer care. Jennifer has written a variety of health and parenting articles for national publications.

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