 and Lisa Cuppit (right) rushed to help a collapsed man Two Asda workers became 'lifesavers' when they stepped in to help a collapsed man who has now thanked them for going 'above and beyond their normal job'. Finola Clarkson, 54, and Lisa Cuppit, 33, were working at an Asda petrol station, in Peterlee, County Durham, when they put their first aid training to use after a man with severe anaemia fell to the floor. It was Finola who first spotted the man collapse by a petrol pump and Lisa dialled 999 for an ambulance. They cordoned off the area and kept talking to the man so as to try and keep him conscious while at the same time listening to advice from ambulance control. "The gentleman was very yellow and kept telling us he needed a blood transfusion. We just kept talking about all sorts of things to keep him conscious,' said Finola. Finola and Lisa both have first aid training ( North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk) "It was raining and quite cold so we managed to get him off the ground and onto a chair from the office. We then made the decision to link arms and get him into the building." They also contacted the man's wife who came and took him to hospital. Finola continued: "I think we did well, as the situation could have turned a lot worse. The first aid training that we had automatically kicked in." Lisa said: "We are very proud of what we did. It's a good job that we were first aid trained. It would have been awful if we weren't. "By the sounds of it, it's a good job it happened somewhere like here so he could get the help he needed straight away. It was lucky that he pulled in for fuel when he did otherwise it could have happened while he was driving. The man who suffers from severe anaemia has thanked both women ( Google) "Having first aid is brilli){kind=link}
A man who suffers from severe anaemia has thanked Asda workers Finola Clarkson, 54, and Lisa Cuppit, 33, for helping him after he collapsed at a petrol station in Peterlee, County Durham
Two Asda workers became “lifesavers” when they stepped in to help a collapsed man who has now thanked them for going “above and beyond their normal job”.
Finola Clarkson, 54, and Lisa Cuppit, 33, were working at an Asda petrol station, in Peterlee, County Durham, when they put their first aid training to use after a man with severe anaemia fell to the floor.
It was Finola who first spotted the man collapse by a petrol pump and Lisa dialled 999 for an ambulance.
They cordoned off the area and kept talking to the man so as to try and keep him conscious while at the same time listening to advice from ambulance control.