It was a cold day. I came prepared... long john's on, a T-shirt, shirt, & jumper under my hi-vis fleece lined jacket... the only thing i forgot was my gloves!!! luckily a friend who was stationed in the main First Aid Post leant me hers!!!
There we are sitting in block M38 (Mike 3-8) watching the game (a good game at that... England soon took the lead!!! but this isn't a sports commentary blog so i wont give you all the details although we did end up winning!!!)... the radio's are quiet, i kept wondering if i should do a radio check, but as I'm thinking about it control radio around to the different positions asking people if they would like to go for reff's (refreshment break i.e. tea/coffee, sit down in the warm, pop to the loo etc...). The guy's in position E3S (the position in the tier above us) Then straight after that i received a call
"Echo 2 South, Sierra Tango**, Echo 2 South"
"go ahead Sierra Tango"
"We have a call, are you ready to take details?"
i have my note pad and pen to hand
"Yes Yes go ahead"
"We have a call to a male, mid twenties, fallen over with possible head injuries in stand Mike 4 4 thats stand Mike 4 4"
we get up grab kit whilst responding;
"Details taken as Mike 4 4 on route now, will radio back with further details OVER"
each stand is numbered and goes up round the stadium clockwise, i was at stand M38 and the stand i had to get to was stand M44. i didn't need to look at the map to see where i was going so no time wasted there.
whilst on route i received an update on the call
"Echo 2 South the call has been upgraded to suspected cardiac arrest LAS (london ambulance service) have been advised and are on route"
"Yes Yes all received, will give you updates"
luckily we were carrying an AED (automated external defibrillator the thing that shocks people when they stop breathing).
We arrive on scene with a stuard standing by to guide us through to the casualty. We get there and as control had said... it was a male in his mid twenties lying on the floor with a bit of blood across his forehead but... for a suspected cardiac arrest you don't often get greeted with a "FUCK ME" drunkenly spurted at you followed by a giggle.
"Sierra Tango, Echo 2 South, Sierra Tango" said very out of breath due to running to the call and not being the fittest of people"
"go ahead Echo 2 South"
"We are on scene, the casualty IS breathing! I repeat IS breathing! and is conscious. The casualty IS male, he's mid twenties, has sign's of a minor head injury, the stuard witnessed it and stated it was a drunken stumble. you can stand LAS down. we need a carry chair to get him down to main FAP.
When the Bronze officer arrived he called for police back up as the casualty was getting more and more abusive; swearing, shouting, and lashing out.
on route down to the FAP the police officer ended up arresting him as he would not stop lashing out trying to head butt us whilst we were wheeling him down.
The police also ended up arresting his friend who started shouting and swearing at them to let his friend go, and then also the father who was swearing at the already frustrated police officers, then made a comment about one of them.
It is unusual for things like this to happen at rugby... its the first time i've seen someone get arrested for something like that!!! normally its just the streakers who get arrested or people getting kicked out of the ground for throwing things "missiles" (plastic bottles, the cardboard drink carriers etc...) into the crowds.
no more duties for a month or so... but ill see what happens outside of duty time.
stay safe
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