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Quinton Barham's coach want first aid lessons in schools | Quinton Barham's coach want first aid lessons in schools |
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The coach of a teenage footballer from Wiltshire who suffered a cardiac arrest during a match wants all children to be taught life-saving first aid. | The coach of a teenage footballer from Wiltshire who suffered a cardiac arrest during a match wants all children to be taught life-saving first aid. |
Quinton Barham, 13, from Trowbridge, was playing for Bradford Town YFC earlier this month when he came off the pitch feeling dizzy, and collapsed. | Quinton Barham, 13, from Trowbridge, was playing for Bradford Town YFC earlier this month when he came off the pitch feeling dizzy, and collapsed. |
He was taken to hospital in Bristol where he was treated before undergoing heart bypass surgery. | He was taken to hospital in Bristol where he was treated before undergoing heart bypass surgery. |
The club has since acquired a defibrillator for its ground. | The club has since acquired a defibrillator for its ground. |
Peter Bates, one of the club's coaches, said Quinton's life was saved because a parent knew CPR and the club they were playing, in Bromham, had a defibrillator. | Peter Bates, one of the club's coaches, said Quinton's life was saved because a parent knew CPR and the club they were playing, in Bromham, had a defibrillator. |
"I think maybe this should be perhaps taken as a good practise story," he added. | "I think maybe this should be perhaps taken as a good practise story," he added. |
'Be a bonus' | 'Be a bonus' |
"[It should be] advertised what happened and how it happened. The reason that Quinny is probably alive now is that so many of these things were in place. | "[It should be] advertised what happened and how it happened. The reason that Quinny is probably alive now is that so many of these things were in place. |
"If we can make sure that's the same in every game, every club, then that will be a bonus." | "If we can make sure that's the same in every game, every club, then that will be a bonus." |
Bob Maitland, of Melksham, who runs Immediate Response Training Services, has promised to help the team with its new equipment free of charge. | Bob Maitland, of Melksham, who runs Immediate Response Training Services, has promised to help the team with its new equipment free of charge. |
He said: "It's one of those things that you don't really know how important it is until it happens." | He said: "It's one of those things that you don't really know how important it is until it happens." |
Mr Bates's call comes days after the launch of a British Red Cross campaign to promote the inclusion of first aid education in schools. | |
The teenager is still recovering in hospital. | The teenager is still recovering in hospital. |
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