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Darlington student wins award for saving cyclist with CPR

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 07:02 · Archive

A 16-year-old Darlington student has won a Royal Humane Society award after performing CPR for an hour to save a cyclist in cardiac arrest.

Samuel Ellis, a 16-year-old student at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington and a sergeant with Northallerton Air Cadets, was returning from a family break in the Peak District when he saw a cyclist fall from his bike and become unresponsive near Tideswell, Derbyshire, on 10 April. He rushed over and found the cyclist breathing, but the man soon stopped breathing. Ellis immediately told a bystander to call 999 and began CPR.

A passing dental nurse and a Community First Responder joined Ellis, and the three continued CPR for about an hour until two ambulances and an air ambulance arrived. Paramedics worked for another hour before restarting the cyclist's heart. The cyclist was taken to hospital and made a full recovery.

Ellis has received a Royal Humane Society Resuscitation Certificate for his actions. Andrew Chapman, secretary of the Royal Humane Society, said: 'Samuel, who was on his own at first, did a brilliant job. The prolonged bout of CPR ensured that the man was in the best possible condition for recovery when the paramedics arrived at the scene.' Ellis was named Young Citizen of the Year at his sixth form college earlier this year.

Darlington student wins award for saving cyclist with CPR
Image: Darlington & Stockton Times

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In this story: Samuel Ellis · Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College · Darlington · Tideswell · Derbyshire · Royal Humane Society · Northallerton Air Cadets

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