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Two ‘quick-thinking’ GMP officers praised for saving baby’s life after suffering epileptic seizure

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Two ‘quick-thinking’ police officers have been praised for saving baby’s life after they suffering epileptic seizure.

After PCs Harry Moore and Alexandra Higginson were called to reports of a concern for welfare at an address in the Gorton area of Manchester, they managed to save the life of an eight-month-old baby who had suffered a seizure.

The two Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers recounted the events as they unfolded.

“When we entered the street, the baby’s father was already running towards us with the baby in his arms,” explained PC Moore.

“The baby was unconscious at the time with a very irregular breathing pattern, so I immediately took the child from the father and started performing CPR. Whilst performing CPR, I had to give the recovery breaths into the baby’s nose because he had a locked jaw, which I now realise was because of the seizure.”

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The ambulance came roughly five minutes after police arrived on the scene.

After paramedics arrived, they took the baby into the ambulance, where he then proceeded had another seizure, but not long after, he started crying loudly which meant he was back to breathing again.

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“I told the father, who was just outside the ambulance at the time, and he was so relieved and gave me a hug,” PC Moore continued. “This is a moment I will never forget.”

PC Moore also praised his colleague PC Higginson, adding: “I can’t state enough how much of a team effort this job was. My colleague did an absolutely fantastic job of passing important information along as appropriate and we worked together as a team.

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“Alex travelled to hospital in the ambulance with the mother and baby and I followed separately. Alex constantly relayed vital information and got the details of all parties involved, which was really helpful.

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“We hope the baby and family they are all doing well and that the baby is happy and recovering.”

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