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Kim Briscoe

City fan thanks stewards for coming to his aid

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Morning,

Thought you might be interested to read about this one:

 

A Norwich City fan who suffered a heart attack and collapsed before a match has been given the chance to thank the stewards and paramedics who helped save his life after being reunited with them.

Ian Miller, 61, from Pulham St Mary, was on his way to watch Norwich take on Birmingham at Carrow Road in August when he was taken ill.

The City fan collapsed at turnstile 49-50 of the Jarrold Stand as he attempted to get into the ground to take his seat for the Championship game.

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED19%20Nov%202008%2011%3A49%3A16%3A103

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It made us feel bad as we had to walk by him as he was being treated thaat day - his wife was hysterical as you might expect!

As nothing was subsequently mentioned, we feared the worst but having read the above article in the program on Saturday it did help to lighten an otherwise truly depressing day.

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things like that are great to hear. 

A few years back, I worked as a steward in the N&P Executive box area.  One match, a man collapsed with a heart attack.  3 or 4 stewards were there immediately to try to help, they gave him mouth to mouth and everything else they could until the paramedics appeared. They then still continued to help until the man was taken to hospital.  The only time we heard what had happened to the man was when Leon Blackburn (stadium operations manager recently laid off), pretty much court marshalled the stewards involved for too many of them leaving their posts to help.  He didn''t actually say it to the persons involved directly but through the section head steward.  The Section Head was then told that the man had later, unfortunately died in hospital.  The section head refused to reprimand anyone involved and along with the person directly below him proceeded to tell Mr Blackburn, that if he didn''t apologise in person or at least in a written apology, then they would resign.  Leon Blackburn being the usual cocky arrogant man that he is, took their ID badges there and then.

The stewards sometimes get a hard time, but unfortunately they are told what to do, and are expected to follow orders.  Some of them are jobs worths though as some of you already know.  But in principal, they are there to help in the welfare of the crowd following health and safety protocol.  So when you have a go at them for making you sit down, spare a thought, that one day the stewards may have to help you. 

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