ECMO medical team transports newborn from Puerto Rico
Maj. (Dr.) Melissa Tyree discusses Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation procedures with U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Seth Parker for his son, Stuart, on Friday, July 21, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. An ECMO team comprised Air Force and Army medical specialists from the Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, flew to Puerto Rico to transport Stuart to San Antonio for more advanced care. Major Tyree is the neonatal doctor and team chief of the ECMO team that flew to Puerto Rico to treat Lieutenant Parker's son. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine)