Friday 14th June 2019 – 4.15pm – Murray MacGregor.
Ahead of Father’s Day, Richard Wilford from BBC Radio WM 95.6 talked to a man who played a significant role in saving his own son’s life.
Back in January, Jason Plant had to react immediately when his son Tommy had a cardiac arrest. Working with an ambulance 999 call handler, Jason started giving CPR to Tommy, who at the time was just seven years old.
Two ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene and took over. After working on him at the scene and on the way to hospital using blue lights and sirens, Tommy was passed to the care of the paediatric teams at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Unbelievably, just 16 days later Tommy was discharged from hospital. Later that month, Tommy and his parents went to meet the crews who helped to save his life.
Speaking at the time, 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 a future match.
Listen to the Jason’s amazing interview here: