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Lee County telecommunicator credited for guiding at‑home childbirth in late‑April 911 call
Summary
The sheriff’s office told the committee that a telecommunicator used medical dispatch protocols to guide a father through a delivery outside Sublette; the mother and newborn were reported to be fine, and staff praised the telecommunicator’s response.
The Lee County sheriff’s office reported that a telecommunicator coached a father through the delivery of his child during a late‑April 911 call, and that dispatch protocols and teamwork helped achieve a successful outcome.
The sheriff described the April 28 call and credited telecommunicator Kelly for providing “step by step instructions, on how to deliver the baby, coach the father, and how to remove the umbilical cord that was wrapped around the child's neck.” The sheriff said Director Dallas forwarded the 911 call and that the telecommunicator’s partner handled emergency response coordination.
Shelley, with the emergency communications center, said Kelly used “total response emergency medical dispatch guidance” and that the call sequence included an initial 4 minute, 30 second call, a disconnect, and a subsequent 3 minute, 28 second call that concluded with the delivery. Sheriff and communications staff said mother and child were fine and praised the team for following protocols.
Nut graf: committee members highlighted the 911 team's training and the role of telecommunicator protocols in a high‑stakes emergency that had complications (umbilical cord around the newborn’s neck) and multiple household stressors.
Ending: The committee recorded the incident as a notable item in the sheriff’s monthly report and had no further questions.
