Quick-responding officers meet the man they saved following cardiac arrest episode

Earlier this year, on Friday 1 March, officers in Ellesmere Port received a call from a member of the public, who informed them that a 52-year-old Paul Lennon had gone into cardiac arrest outside of an address in the Princess Road area of Ellesmere Port.

By 1.27pm Sergeant Darren Cabaniuk and PC’s Chris Fry and Ben Green had already arrived at the scene, with the Sergeant immediately beginning CPR and his colleagues administering a defibrillator.

Ambulance crews arrived two minutes later and to administer further emergency treatment whilst the officers took it in turns to continue delivering CPR.

Within 20 minutes of the initial call, Paul was in an ambulance and was being prepped for the trip to hospital. Recognising the urgency of family support, the officers, who had remained on the scene, transported Paul’s wife transported to hospital.

Upon their arrival, Paul had a strong pulse, had begun breathing on his own and would later stabilise.

In May, Paul and his wife, Sharon reached out to Ellesmere Port Chief Inspector Dan Reynolds asking if they could meet the officers involved and thank them personally.

It would be on Wednesday 13 May, just over two months after the officers responded to the call for help, that the three officers would officially meet the man whose life they helped saved.

The couple also expressed that they will forever be indebted to the officers who helped saved Paul's life, with Paul joking that, “I might have a few broken ribs, but I am alive because of what you all did.” 

Following the meeting, Chief Inspector Daniel Reynolds said:

“The quick and professional response of our officers, who supplied initial emergency life-saving treatment and then worked in tandem with our colleagues from the North West Ambulance, was pivotal in helping to save Paul’s life.

“I am also very glad that we had the opportunity to meet Paul and his wife Sharon and to see how he well he has recovered following what would have been quite a terrifying ordeal for them both.

“This result reflects the very best of community policing and I couldn’t be prouder of these officers and to have them working on the west.”