Newborn Revived Due to Coordination Between Dispatch, State Patrol and Grandmother
Teamwork from dispatchers, including Multi Agency Communication Center in Grant County, Washington State Patrol and swift acting grandmother, Wanda Rand, resulted in the birth and revival of a newborn on March 19.
A 911 call alerted dispatch that a westbound vehicle heading into Grant County on 1-90 had a woman, Martina Medrano, going into labor. Multi Agency Communications Center communications officer, Summer Mann, provided delivery instructions to grandmother, Wanda Rand, as the vehicle stopped for the delivery on Frontage Road on exit 188. Rand delivered her grandchild in the backseat of the car.
"Wanda did a great job delivering her granddaughter. Unfortunately, the baby came out breach and was unresponsive," said Trooper John Bryant. "Troopers Nick Palmer and Taylor Scott out of the Moses Lake office showed up just on time. Summer then gave them instructions, do infancy CPR and other techniques."
The newborn was revived and had started crying when aid arrived on scene. The mother and newborn were transported to Samaritan Hospital.
The newborn, Betty Morgan, is doing well but is still in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit