Jarvis Street, Eckington | 18 Feb 2012
A man and a woman were in a critical condition last night following a house fire in Herefordshire.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Jarvis Street in Eckington in Pershore at around 7.30pm yesterday evening (Friday). Two ambulance crews, a senior paramedic officer and a paramedic area support officer attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The first paramedic arrived on scene to find the fire service tackling a house fire. Two occupants, a man and a woman, were rescued from the fire by fire-fighters.
“The man suffered severe smoke inhalation and was unconscious. The paramedic, joined by the first ambulance crew to arrive, administered emergency treatment to stabilise the patient before he was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to Worcester Royal Hospital.
“The woman was in cardiac arrest. Paramedics with help from fire-fighters and police worked as a team to provide excellent CPR in an attempt to resuscitate her.
“The woman was in a critical condition and was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to the same hospital whilst advanced life support continued on route. Medics at Worcester Royal were pre alerted to the arrival of both patients who, at the time, were said to be in critical conditions.”
