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Lifesaving Mercy Air Crew reunites with former pediatric patient

Air medical team leaves lasting impression and positive impact

OCEANSIDE – The EMS teams – Mercy Air 5 and Camp Pendleton Fire Department (CPFD) – who helped save the life of a 10-year-old boy, reunited with the young patient and his family at the Mercy Air base in Oceanside, Oct. 18, to celebrate his miraculous recovery.

"If you don't believe in a higher power, you'll definitely question it after hearing Declan's story. He is a walking miracle," said Chris Henson, his father. Declan, who experienced a bike accident earlier this summer, punctured a main artery that supplies blood to the liver.

Declan was riding his bike to a friend's house, just a block d...

 

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