Save a Life September: Leah's story
This September, St John Ambulance aims to persuade over 300,000 members of the public to learn vital skills to treat choking, catastrophic bleeding, and cardiac arrest; skills that could save a life. With volunteer led demonstrations and online advice available throughout September, if you would do anything for your loved ones, do this.
Leah, from Surrey, decided to take a free St John Ambulance community first aid course. Three weeks later, those lifesaving skills proved vital in saving her son, Cayden.
Leah said “As soon as I looked at Cayden, I knew he was choking and my training kicked in. I grabbed him and put him across my legs with his head down like we’d been taught. Then I gave him five back blows. On the fifth one the piece of watermelon he’d been eating flew out of his mouth”.
“Thankfully, everything was okay, but Charlie (Leah’s husband) and I were really shaken. We contacted St John Ambulance to see if we could take another course as Charlie wasn’t sure if he’d be confident enough to perform first aid if he needed to. The course leader, Ray, and his wife were amazing. Now Charlie feels so much more confident”.
“I’m so grateful that St John Ambulance provide these free first aid courses. That training saved my baby’s life”.
With volunteer led workshops happening across the country and free virtual demonstrations available online, you could learn vital first aid skills in as little as 30 minutes, skills that could one day save a life. As St John Ambulance strives to fill communities across England with confident lifesavers, you can find out more about the campaign at website.