New first aiders save life

Marc Norton, 32, and Jordan Pickering, 22, both from Hinckley, helped keep the man (who does not wish to be named) alive, thanks to the CPR skills they learnt at a first aid course with Leicestershire-based training and consultancy specialist OMS.

The two electricians were starting their day at work for Central Electrical Services at a site in Birmingham on January 13 when the incident occurred. Marc contacted the emergency services while Jordan took over from contract manager Martin Wilson to administer CPR until the paramedics arrived and took the man to hospital.

The men had recently taken the OMS ‘Emergency First Aid at Work’ course at the Central Electrical Services training centre along with other staff members.

The electrician who collapsed will be released from hospital shortly after having serious surgery for stents. According to doctors, if the two heroes had not performed CPR and contacted the emergency services when they did, their colleague would not have survived.