Patient’s Life Saved!

Patient’s Life Saved

A Wadebridge dentist has told of the vital minutes in which he saved the life of a man who was suffering a cardiac arrest at his surgery.

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Brian Needham, David Oldham and Andy Taylor (L-R)

Patient David Oldham, 66, was sitting in the waiting room of the Wadebridge Dental Care practice at around 9.20am on December 19 when a fellow patient saw that he was unwell.

Receptionist Jill Constance ran upstairs to alert associate dentist Brian Needham, who as a paramedic of 22 years was the most qualified person inside the practice to deal with the situation.
Read more at http://www.cornwalllive.com/dentist-speaks-of-remarkable-moments-he-saved-a-patient-s-life-inside-wadebridge-practice/story-30036541-detail/story.html#FllfPTPTugDAHLhd.99

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