Defibrillator saves life
The life of a 16 year old pupil was saved recently thanks to an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) supplied by Martek Medical to a school in Romsey, Hampshire.
Mountbatten School bought the Lifeline AED just 2 months before the incident, which was put into action by quick thinking PE teacher Emma Denham. 16 year old Sam Mangoro suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest during a PE lesson and Ms Denham undertook CPR whilst deputy headteacher Joanna Scott raced to get the Lifeline AED.
Teaching staff at the school had been trained to use the AED and once defibrillation had been carried out, an ambulance took him to the nearest hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma.
Sam’s father Michael said “Their actions have really given us the opportunity to hope. If the school hadn’t had a defibrillator it could have been a lot different. It is incredible and we feel so fortunate for that. He was in the right place at the right time, with people who were trained to know what to do.”
