Wolverhampton police officers rewarded for saving woman's life - after she was declared dead
Three Black Country police officers who brought a woman back to life after she had been declared dead by paramedics are to receive top national life-saving honours.
The officers, PS Tony Blakeman, PC Robin White and a third who cannot be named, were called to a property in Briarwood Close, Wolverhampton, on August 9 last year.
When they arrived the house was locked and they began to prepare to drill the lock in order to get in.
However, the officer who cannot be named went to the rear of the house where he managed to get in through a patio door and found the 64-year-old woman hanging.
He immediately took her weight and shouted for PS Blakeman and PC White and between them they managed to get her down.
However, she was not breathing, showed no vital signs and paramedics tested the woman and said she was dead.
Despite this PC White began to administer cardiac chest compressions and PS Blakeman gave her the kiss of life.
They kept this up for 18 minutes and finally managed bring her back from the dead.
Now the three officers are to receive Royal Humane Society resuscitation certificates and also won the praise of Royal Humane Society secretary, Dick Wilkinson.
Mr Wilkinson said: “Thankfully the police were on the spot within eight minutes of the alarm being raised and managed to get in quickly and begin treating her.
“Her life was on a knife’s edge but they persevered with what are gruelling procedures and amazingly managed to bring her back to life even after the paramedics had said they considered she was dead.
"Few people who have received these awards deserve them more than these three officers.”
No date has been fixed for presentation of the awards which were made following a recommendation from West Midlands Police - but it is expected to take place in the near future.
The roots of the Royal Humane Society stretch back more than two centuries.
The Queen is its patron and its president is Princess Alexandra. It is the top national body for honouring bravery in the saving of human life.
The Society also awards non health care professionals who perform a successful resuscitation.
Since it was set up the Society has considered over 87,000 cases and made over 200,000 awards.
