Baby Couldn't Wait, So This Placer County Dispatcher Had To Step Up
/ Good Day Sacramento
PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Dispatchers and paramedics worked together to help deliver a baby who apparently just couldn't wait to make its world debut.
The incident happened back on July 30. The Placer County Sheriff's Office says dispatcher Brooke Ritzman got a call that day from a man whose wife had gone into labor at home.
Contractions were already coming 30 seconds apart, and paramedics still weren't there, so Ritzman started talking the couple through preparing for the imminent birth of the already crowning baby.
Paramedics got the home just in time to help deliver the baby girl.
The baby and mother are doing well – and even recently paid a visit to the Placer Hills Fire Protection District to properly thank the paramedics who came and helped that day.
Last month one of our PCSO dispatchers and Placer Hills Fire District paramedics helped to deliver a little bundle of joy.
On the afternoon of July 30th, Ariel Van Ness went into labor at her home in Placer County. Her husband Sean called 911 when her contractions started coming 30 seconds apart, and the baby started crowning. Dispatcher Brooke Ritzman talked them through preparation for the imminent birth of their child while they waited for Placer Hills Fire Station 84 paramedics to arrive. Paramedics Anthony Froggatt (Company Officer), Tag Gregory (Engineer), Jason Wright (Firefighter Intern, EMT) and the Fire Chief Kirk Kushen (EMT) arrived in time to deliver baby girl AnnaRose.
Both Ariel and AnnaRose are doing great and were able to meet everyone involved with this successful delivery. It has been a goal of Brooke's to deliver a baby while on the job and she was so close. Congratulations to the Van Ness family!
