Man saved by members of public after cardiac arrest in Kidderminster street
A man who suffered a cardiac arrest in the street was saved by members of the public.
Medical staff from a nearby GP surgery and an off duty paramedic came to the rescue of a man whose heart stopped beating after he suffered a cardiac arrest in the street outside the Job Centre in Lower Mill Street, Kidderminster, just before 11.30am yesterday morning.
With the help of a defibrillator they began CPR on the man until ambulance staff arrived.
Claire Brown, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman, said: "The man collapsed in the street and was recognised as being in cardiac arrest. Medical staff from a nearby GP surgery were quickly on scene with a defibrillator and the team commenced CPR. An off duty paramedic was also on scene providing assistance. When ambulance staff arrived they took over resuscitation efforts and quickly transferred the man by land ambulance to Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The air crew jumped on board the ambulance to continue advanced life support en route.
"Hospital medics were pre-alerted to the arrival of the man and by the time the ambulance pulled up outside A&E, ambulance staff had managed to restart his heart and he was breathing for himself but remained in a serious condition.
"By starting early CPR and using a community defibrillator, the man has been given the best possible chance of survival."
