Off-duty Pembroke Dock firefighter assists lifeguards with CPR
Off-duty Pembroke Dock firefighter assists lifeguards with CPR
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On Friday, February 3rd an off-duty Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service firefighter administered lifesaving CPR to a gentleman experiencing a cardiac arrest.
Lee Murray, a Crew Manager at Pembroke Dock Fire Station, was enjoying his regular morning swim at Pembroke Leisure Centre when he noticed some commotion at the side of the swimming pool. On leaving the pool to see what was happening, Lee saw lifeguards assisting a gentleman who had collapsed and was experiencing a cardiac arrest.
Lee immediately took control of the situation and directed lifeguards to retrieve a defibrillator and to call for an ambulance.
In the meantime, Lee administered ‘hands-only CPR’ to the casualty and once the defibrillator arrived, he attached it to the casualty in order to administer a shock.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient had regained consciousness.
On Lee’s actions, Pembroke Dock Station Watch Manager, Phil Barry, said:
Coincidentally, this incident occurred during the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust’s annual month-long ‘Defibuary’ campaign, which is designed to raise public awareness of the importance of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation.
According the British Heart Foundation, only one in ten people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK, and it can happen to anyone, at any age, so knowing how to do CPR and how to use a defibrillator can improve the chance of survival.
Fiona Maclean, the Trust’s Patient Experience and Community Involvement Manager and Defibuary Lead, said:
Off-duty Pembroke Dock firefighter assists lifeguards with CPR
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