Recruitment hero helps save baby boy on lunch break

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’s brave and selfless actions helped the baby to breathe again before he was taken to our hospital by the ambulance team for further treatment and care. When speaking to Chloe afterwards, she said:

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 again; everything around you pauses for a moment, it’s so surreal.

I’m so thankful I was able to help that day and wish the baby and family well. At the hospital, Chloe is a recruitment advisor where her role is to recruit new starters into their role, process all new job adverts and assist with the change process for people entering a new role. 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 helping others and supporting the local community has seen Chloe successfully take on the role of volunteer unit manager at St John Ambulance Harlow Events Services Unit. Chloe Rich.