FROM THE AIR TO THE AMBULANCE
Mum swaps cabin crew job for treating patients
A FLIGHT attendant has swapped airlines for lifelines and joined the ambulance service.
Sarah Goulding lost her job at British Airways during lockdown.
But Sarah, 54, had the perfect background to retrain as an ambulance care assistant, having performed life saving first aid during her 32 years with BA.
The mum-of-two said: “I was fortunate to have travelled the world.
“Every year we had to study aviation medicine as part of our training, because you can’t call an ambulance at 38,000 feet.
“I saw it all – childbirth, fitting, heart attacks and even sudden deaths – and
I’d always really enjoyed giving first aid in an emergency.”
Sarah, of Connah’s Quay, Clwyd, was offered redundancy when 10,000 BA workers lost their jobs. She said: “The ambulance service appealed to me because I liked the idea of helping people, and I liked the idea of being out and about in the community.
“The nature of the airline industry means you’re never in one place for very long, and I wanted to keep hold of that element.” Sarah’s role is in Wrexham, North Wales, where she is trained to treat and transport nonemergency patients.
She said: “Every day you learn something new, and helping people in their hour of need is such a rewarding feeling.
“I think about my parents and grandparents and how I’d want them to be treated. It’s about giving patients the respect and dignity they deserve and making them as comfortable as possible.”
Helping people in their hour of need is such a rewarding feeling
SARAH GOULDING ON HER NEW CAREER