Well, Isaac is back in the Hospital as of yesterday. Friday we took him in to the Pediatrician and he tested positive for Flu on Friday. His Doctor also said he most likely had croup as well. He prescribed Tamiflu and Decadron and to do Albuterol treatments at home. He seemed to be getting better and then his breathing worsened. Tuesday we started out at the Doctor office in the morning, after observing Isaac our Doctor sent us to the Children’s ER South Campus. There, they tried to put in an IV, which did not go well. So they did an IO (Intraosseous infusion), which is done by drilling into the bone and delivering fluids and medications that way. It took three attempts to get it in. So, they took a drill to his leg three times. He was transported to the PICU in Aurora by Ambulance.
In the PICU, they were able to get an IV in using ultrasound. He tested positive for RSV and has mild pneumonia. He is currently on BiPap and has continuos Albuterol. He is still working really hard, but is slowly improving.
In this picture they are prepping him for a chest X-ray.
Getting him ready to transport.
He was tensing up and having a hard time so they used passive (“blow-by) oxygen.
Just arrived at Children’s Main Campus getting ready to unload.
He started out on CPAP.
Then he was put on BiPAP.
Finally they put on a mask that covers his mouth too. He does not like the mask one bit, so he needs to be wrapped to avoid him tearing it off.
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