Monday 4th March 2019 – 1.20pm – Murray MacGregor.
A seven-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest at home has visited ambulance staff who helped save his life, just six weeks after the incident.
Tommy Plant became ill at home in the Brandwood End area of Birmingham on the morning of Saturday 19th Jan 2019. His condition worsened quickly and when ambulance crews arrived they found his dad Jason doing CPR.
Two ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene.
Tommy was taken on blue lights to Birmingham Children’s Hospital in cardiac arrest where staff at the hospital took over his care and managed to get his heart restarted. Unbelievably, just 16 days later Tommy was discharged from hospital.
Today, Tommy and his parents came to meet the crews from Hollymoor Hub who helped to save his life.
Operations manager, Wendy Hands, said: “This was a real team effort, from the staff in the control room who provided CPR advice over the phone, the dispatchers who got the ambulances to the scene so quickly and the staff who took over from Tommy’s Dad. None of us can believe how well Tommy looks and we’re just so pleased to be able to meet him today.”
Tommy was presented with a Birmingham City shirt with Tommy 999 printed on it as a gift from the Hollymoor staff. The football club were also kind enough to donated six tickets for Tommy and his family to attend the next match against Millwall.
In return Tommy brought a card, chocolates and biscuits to thank staff for saving his life. He was able to tell staff about his recollections of the day including “being in the bumpy ambulance”!
Picture shows (L-R): Operations Managers Wendy Hands, Tom George, Michael Francis, Alison, Tommy and Jason Plant, Jordan Lane, Michelle Stubbs and Worcester University Student, Daniel Stokes.
Tommy and his parents are now raising money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. Speaking on their Just Giving Page, the family say:
“On 19th January 2019, life would never be the same again, our son Tommy suffered a cardiac arrest at home. Against the odds they managed to get his little heart beating again.
“The staff within the A&E department worked tirelessly to save him, not forgetting the wonderful WMAS who supported him from home to the hospital. Due to such amazing care, support, dedication and professionalism, Tommy walked out of Birmingham Children’s Hospital on 4th February.
“We owe them everything, so we are wanting to raise not just awareness of the world class care and treatments they provide, we also want to give something back…as much as we can, therefore we are hoping to raise money to support these life savers, to ensure that they can continue in the amazing work they do.
You can go to their fundraising page: http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jason-plant3
hi very good news.