SOUTH Western Ambulance Service and Axminster Fire Crews rushed to the scene of a life-threatening medical emergency in Chard on Thursday.
At 11.32pm on Thursday, June 12, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Control Room received a request from South Western Ambulance Services to attend a Category One Medical Emergency in Foxglove way, Chard.
A Category One Medical Emergency involves a life-threatening illness or injury.
Fire crews from Axminster station were rushed to the scene alongside South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust Crews.
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Once fire crews arrived, they carried out basic first aid treatment, whilst conducting casualty observations and providing reassurance to the casualty.
Ambulance crews arrived at the scene later and fire crews provided medical support before leaving the casualty with the paramedics.
An Axminster Fire Station spokesperson said: “Crews remained on scene a while longer assisting the ambulance crews before clearing from this incident.”
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust have been approached for further comment.
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