Teen thanks medics who saved her life

A teenager has thanked the medics who helped save her life as she suffered multiple cardiac arrests.

Chloe Oakley-Mudge, 19, collapsed at her home in Fen Drayton in Cambridgeshire in August 2024 and her mother, Sarah, immediately dialled 999 and began CPR.

She was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where she had four further cardiac arrests.

Now recovered, she met with East of England Ambulance Service staff involved in her case, describing them as "amazing".

Paramedic Rob Marland and emergency medical technician (EMT) Natania Newman-Bell were the first to arrive to her mother's call, just five minutes after she dialled 999 and were quickly joined by EMTs Rachael Orchard and Dale Browne, along with operations manager Adam Bright.

Medics from an East Anglian Air Ambulance response car also provided critical support.

She was transferred from Addenbrooke's to Royal Papworth Hospital and was fitted with a device designed to deliver life-saving shocks if it detects an abnormal heart rhythm.

Mrs Oakley-Mudge said: "I will never forget that day last August when Chloe collapsed without warning in front of me.

"It was every parent's worst nightmare. I'm so thankful I had been trained in CPR - I never imagined I'd need to use it, and certainly not on my own teenage daughter."

Chloe said: "I realised how lucky I am to still be alive and I wanted to thank the ambulance crews for their amazing work."

Mr Bright said: "Incidents like this are thankfully very rare, but the importance of starting CPR as quickly as possible cannot be overstated."

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