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- Community Safety · City of London
First ECMO survivor thanks London medics
Mel Baker, 52, from Somerset, is the first patient to survive using a new life-saving ECMO system at St Bartholomew's Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. The system allows paramedics direct hospital access, bypassing emergency departments.
City of London3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 
Community Safety · LondonParamedic receives London Marathon medal after cardiac arrest
A London Marathon runner who suffered a cardiac arrest one mile from the finish line has received a medal nearly five months later. Gareth Hopkins, a paramedic, spent four months in hospital recovering from the incident and subsequent health complications.
London3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 65 · Hype 41