A father whose two-year-old daughter stopped respiratory has praised a “good” emergency telephone line operator who helped save her life by guiding him by means of CPR.
Mark Cummins, 37, from Alton in Hampshire urged all mother and father to study first help because it may imply “the distinction between life or loss of life”.
He informed the PA information company that his daughter Shannon collapsed on Saturday morning as a result of her immune system has been weakened by lockdowns.
Shannon Cummins, 2, has fallen unconscious a number of occasions as a result of her lockdown-weakened immune system can not battle off viruses, in keeping with her father (Mark Cummins/PA)
“I assumed she was taking part in so I walked over to her and I regarded into her eyes and there was nothing there, no one was dwelling.
“I realised that she wasn’t respiratory and he or she was blue.”
That’s when he referred to as 999 and spoke to an operator who informed Mr Cummins, who had by no means discovered CPR, easy methods to carry out chest compressions with rescue breaths.
“I used to be in such a panic and nothing was going into my mind,” the father-of-four mentioned.
“However finally he calmed me down and mentioned ‘look, that is what it’s worthwhile to do’.”
The toddler began respiratory once more although she remained unconscious till an ambulance crew arrived.
For those who can take 5 or 6 hours out of your time (to do a CPR course), it can save you a baby’s life
Father Mark Cummins
Paramedics rushed her to Basingstoke Hospital, the place she was nonetheless recovering on Sunday.
Mr Cummins instantly signed up for a free council-run first help course and inspired others to do the identical.
He mentioned: “For those who can take 5 or 6 hours out of your time, it can save you a baby’s life or another person’s life.
“I believe each dad or mum ought to study some type of CPR.
“I didn’t know something about it and I needed to study yesterday over the telephone.
“If I already knew that data, I may have kick-started (CPR) earlier than I’d even picked up the telephone.”
Discovering his cellular and dialling 999 wasted one minute that would have meant “the distinction between life or loss of life”, he mentioned.
Shannon along with her siblings Connor, 14, Ivymai, 7, and child Rhys (Mark Cummins/PA)
Mr Cummins has requested South Central Ambulance Service to go on his due to the operator.
“I don’t assume the folks on the tip of the telephones are praised sufficient,” he mentioned.
The little lady has her mom by her facet in hospital the place she is present process checks.
Her father mentioned: “They assume that as a result of she was born simply earlier than lockdown, she’s had no bodily contact with anyone, so she’s acquired a extremely poor immune system.”
Blood checks revealed she had two viruses “that ought to by no means have introduced her down”, in keeping with Mr Cummins.
Through the pandemic, Shannon’s solely contact was with Mr Cummins, who was at dwelling on furlough from his job as a inventory replenisher at Sainsbury’s, and his spouse Emma 32, who was on maternity depart.
The mother and father should defend her from even a “little tickly cough or chilly” for worry that any an infection will set off extra convulsions, he mentioned.
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