ALBION staff and fans saved the life of a supporter who suffered a heart attack after a game.
The man is thought to have suffered a heart attack moments after the final whistle of Albion’s 2-1 victory against Coventry City on 26th November Saturday, but fellow fans and staff helped save his life. Two off-duty paramedics rushed to his aid and performed CPR as thousands of fans streamed out of the American Express Community Stadium at Falmer.
With the help of stewards, a club doctor and first aid volunteers from St John Ambulance, the man was resuscitated and taken to hospital. Albion officials praised the swift intervention, adding the man’s life had been saved partly by a defibrillator recently donated to the 22,500-stadium by the Sussex heart charity.
Richard Hebberd, Albion’s head of operations, said: “The swift intervention was crucial.”Together they revived the gentleman after he suffered what we believe was a heart attack and their prompt action almost certainly saved his life. “We are also extremely grateful to the Sussex Heart Charity, which provided the club with a number of defibrillators at the Amex.”Without the valuable equipment they have generously donated to the club, it might have been a different outcome.” The club only recently had eight defibrillators installed at the £100 million stadium after they were donated by Sussex Heart Charity.
Andrew Cohen, chairman of the charity and a heart surgeon at the Royal Sussex, recently said: “The Amex is the biggest congregation of people in Sussex.”Our responsibility is to the community of Sussex. We are a community
Charity; this is a community stadium.”
Defibrillators were first bought by the club when it used to play at its former Goldstone Ground home in Hove in 1977. Local cardiac experts at the time said: “The need for resuscitation services is apparent when so many vulnerable people are together under circumstances of intense emotion and excitement that increase risk.”
Heart attack drama after Albion victory Staff and fans help to save man’s life
ALBION staff and fans saved the life of a supporter who suffered a heart attack after a game.
The man is thought to have suffered a heart attack moments after the final whistle of Albion’s 2-1 victory against Coventry City on 26th November Saturday, but fellow fans and staff helped save his life. Two off-duty paramedics rushed to his aid and performed CPR as thousands of fans streamed out of the American Express Community Stadium at Falmer.
With the help of stewards, a club doctor and first aid volunteers from St John Ambulance, the man was resuscitated and taken to hospital. Albion officials praised the swift intervention, adding the man’s life had been saved partly by a defibrillator recently donated to the 22,500-stadium by the Sussex heart charity.
Richard Hebberd, Albion’s head of operations, said: “The swift intervention was crucial.”Together they revived the gentleman after he suffered what we believe was a heart attack and their prompt action almost certainly saved his life. “We are also extremely grateful to the Sussex Heart Charity, which provided the club with a number of defibrillators at the Amex.”Without the valuable equipment they have generously donated to the club, it might have been a different outcome.” The club only recently had eight defibrillators installed at the £100 million stadium after they were donated by Sussex Heart Charity.
Andrew Cohen, chairman of the charity and a heart surgeon at the Royal Sussex, recently said: “The Amex is the biggest congregation of people in Sussex.”Our responsibility is to the community of Sussex. We are a community
Charity; this is a community stadium.”
Defibrillators were first bought by the club when it used to play at its former Goldstone Ground home in Hove in 1977. Local cardiac experts at the time said: “The need for resuscitation services is apparent when so many vulnerable people are together under circumstances of intense emotion and excitement that increase risk.”
Argus Article Nov 2011
