Recruitment hero helps save baby boy during lunch break At the beginning of February, Chloe Rich, recruitment advisor, set about her usual lunch break, taking a trip into our local town centre. Unbeknownst to Chloe, it was going to be a lunch break like no other. Chloe heard screams close by and instantly rushed to the scene, where a three-month-old baby boy was suffering a cardiac arrest. Chloe, who has first aid training, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for the first time in real life, before the ambulance arrived. A cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood around the body and can starve the brain of oxygen. It usually happens without warning and someone can be unconscious, unresponsive, not breathing normally or at all.
Chloe Rich.
again; everything around you Chloe’s brave and selfless actions pauses for a moment, it’s so helped the baby to breathe surreal. again before he was taken to our hospital by the ambulance team I’m so thankful I was able to for further treatment and care. help that day and wish the baby and family well. When speaking to Chloe afterwards, she said: At the hospital, Chloe is a As you can only imagine it was a very distressing moment for the family, me and those around us. My natural instinct took over and all I knew was that I needed to help this baby boy to breathe
Nine years ago, Chloe began volunteering at St John’s Ambulance Service where she gained her first aid training. She has since trained others, including children over three years old, assisted with support groups and helped plan local awareness and charity events. Her passion for recruitment advisor where her role helping others and supporting the is to recruit new starters into their local community has seen Chloe successfully take on the role of role, process all new job adverts volunteer unit manager at St and assist with the change process for people entering a new John Ambulance Harlow Events Services Unit. role.
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