Paramedics thanked for helping baby girl

A MUM-OF-TWO has sent a heartfelt thank you to two paramedics who came to her aid when her 10-month-old daughter stopped breathing.

Catriona Grant, 29, was at home with her youngest child, Rosie, when t he tot started having breathing problems just before 11am last Saturday.

The Perth mum called 999 immediately, and within minutes paramedic Irena Davidova and trainee technician Valerie Fairgray arrived at her home.

Today Catriona thanked the Scottish Ambulance Service medics who helped her t hrough t he “horrible” experience.

She said: “I put in an emergency call asking for an ambulance because Rosie couldn’t breathe all of a sudden.

“The paramedics arrived within minutes but thankfully she had cleared her airway on her own in that time.

“The crew who arrived were so kind and I just want them to be recognised for this.

“They spent about 30 minutes checking her over.”

Catriona, whose daughter Isla, three, was away at the time of the incident, said she wanted to show her gratitude to Irena and Valerie – both based at Perth Ambulance Station – for t heir “genuine kindness”.

She added: “Rosie is doing fine now. It’s very scary when your child stops breathing properly, but the paramedics were so reassuring and thorough.

“They treated us with such genuine kindness and it really struck me.

“I want them to know how grateful I am and what a wonderful a job they did. It was a horrible thing to experience and you start to panic.”

Lewis Campbell, the Scottish Ambulance Service’s east regional director, said: “Our crews are highly