Becky Goulding has been presented with the Bravery and Meritorious Conduct Award for saving a man’s life after he collapsed.
Becky, who is general manager of The Winery Bar Restaurant in Burton, ran to help the customer who had collapsed from cardiac arrest in the car park.
The man has been dining at the venue for lunch with his wife on their 40th wedding anniversary.
Becky immediately started CPR and called for another member of staff to call an ambulance.
Thankfully Becky had recently completed a first aid course and said instinct took hold as she tried to save the man’s life.
“The thing for me is I didn’t realise and still don’t realise just what I did that day,” she said.
“Instinct just takes over. I had just finished a first aid course and you always go on these courses but never think you will need them. You never think you will put it into practice.”
“The way I look at it is that could have been any of my family members. You don’t stop and hesitate you just get straight to it. I knew he needed CPR. To not even know the man and to be performing CPR was very emotional.”
The good news is that the customer survived and has recovered from the incident.
When she heard she was receiving the award at a dinner at the House of Lords she said it came as a bit of a shock.
“To have saved a man’s life is just out of this world and to then be recognised for it as well. It is incredible.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service praised Becky’s actions, saying she gave him a chance he might not have had.
