A PARAMEDIC from Wrexham and his colleague have been hailed heroes after saving the life of a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest at the wheel. John Lawson, 65, of Beaumaris, Anglesey, and his friend and employer Freddie were driving on the A494 near Corwen returning from delivering some pigs they reared on Freddie’s land to the abattoir, when John complained of feeling unwell. John said: “I attempted to pull the car and trailer over to the side of the road but fell unconscious and Freddie was forced to pull the handbrake to stall the vehicle and put the hazard warning lights on.”
Posted: Thu 17th Dec 2020
Motorist who suffered cardiac arrest at the wheel of his car reunited with paramedics who saved his life
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Dec 17th, 2020
A professional gardener who suffered a cardiac arrest at the wheel of his car has been reunited with the ambulance crew who saved his life.
John Lawson, 65, of Beaumaris, Anglesey, and his friend and employer Freddie were driving on the A494 near Corwen, Denbighshire, returning from delivering some pigs they reared on Freddie’s land to the abattoir, when John complained of feeling unwell.
John said: “I attempted to pull the car and trailer over to the side of the road but fell unconscious and Freddie was forced to pull the handbrake to stall the vehicle and put the hazard warning lights on.”
AN ANGLESEY man s life was miraculously saved after he suffered a cardiac arrest while at the wheel. John Lawson, 65, of Beaumaris, and his friend and employer Freddie were driving on the A494 near Corwen, Denbighshire returning from delivering some pigs they reared on Freddie’s land to the abattoir, when John complained of feeling unwell. John said: “I attempted to pull the car and trailer over to the side of the road but fell unconscious and Freddie was forced to pull the handbrake to stall the vehicle and put the hazard warning lights on.” Little did they know that help was only 30 seconds behind in the shape of Welsh Ambulance Service paramedic Ciara Bollard, 31, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Geraint Lloyd, 34, who are based in Corwen.
UPMC offers emergency medical training program in underserved communities Inspired by the Freedom House ambulance project, it is designed to offer employment where the pandemic created or furthered economic disparities.
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center along with the UPMC Health Plan has begun recruiting for its Freedom House 2.0 program that will train and employ two cohorts of emergency responders from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Beginning in the new year, the program will consist of two 10-week sessions that focus on teaching traditional EMS services along with nonemergency psychosocial training. Trainees will complete both an Emergency Medical Technician course and a community health worker course. Each trainee will receive one-on-one mentorship, shadowing opportunities across the healthcare field, and mental health and resiliency training.
ALBANY, N.Y. â State University of New York has launched a free Online Training Center to give more New Yorkers a gateway to college, no matter where they live across the state.
The center, announced by State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras, features high school equivalency, college prep, and employment certification programs.
As phase one of Malatrasâ new SUNY For All campaign to expand access to higher education, the center will prepare eligible students for college and post-COVID careers with training and success coaches to guide them.
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Eligible students must be a New York state resident from a low- or moderate-income household, without a post-secondary degree, who may be unemployed or recently laid off.