A Lanarkshire mum has thanked life-saving paramedics after her son suffered a cardiac arrest on the finish of an Outdated Agency match earlier this yr.
Younger Celtic fan Joseph Higgins went to the fixture with friends and his brother at Hampden on April 17.
However the 26-year-old from Bellshill began to really feel unwell as the sport ended and fainted on the concourse space of the nationwide stadium.
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His panicked group have been unable to carry him again spherical, nevertheless, responders from Scottish Ambulance Service have been on the scene shortly and administered CPR earlier than speeding Joseph to hospital.
To at the present time, he says he has no recollection of the dramatic occasions that unfolded.
Joseph stated: “It is just now that I realise simply how critically unwell I used to be. I've little or no reminiscence of what really occurred.”
His mum, Ruth, 55, added: "Initially we have been unaware of how critical the state of affairs was, the message I acquired was he had fainted.
“When on the hospital I don’t assume I used to be capable of course of the seriousness of the state of affairs. It is solely now after he’s dwelling it’s really sunk in.
"It is not traditional to outlive a cardiac arrest. Nevertheless, being in the proper place on the proper time and beside workers who had the proper coaching saved his life.”
Joseph was identified with an undiagnosed hereditary coronary heart defect, which was discovered to be the trigger for his sudden collapse, and spent 47 nights in Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Golden Jubilee Hospital.
Regardless of the ordeal, Hoops-daft Joseph renewed his Celtic season ticket whereas nonetheless receiving remedy in hospital, and says he's not fazed by the considered returning to the stadium the place he fell unwell within the close to future.
Within the meantime, Joseph's household have despatched their heartfelt because of pupil paramedic Thomas McCallum and newly certified paramedic, Courtney Elaine Braceline, of Glasgow East Station who rushed to his support.
Ruth stated: “As a mum, I simply don't have any phrases that will even come near expressing my gratitude to the workers who sorted Joseph - they actually saved his life.
"He'll very a lot stay up for being again at Hampden when Celtic are enjoying there. We're simply so grateful that the workers have been shut at hand and managed to get Joseph steady and to the hospital.
“Hopefully he's effectively on the way in which to restoration and as a mum I need to specific my because of the group for his or her superb work."
Thomas added: "I’m glad to listen to the affected person is recovering effectively. Surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest requires a group strategy and the affected person's good well being is a credit score to everybody that performed an element in his care on the scene.
"CPR makes all of the distinction and is an easy activity anybody can do, I like to recommend anybody that doesn’t know CPR learns now, you could possibly save a life.”
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