A boy who recently made a full recovery from serious head injuries sustained in a road traffic collision had a great surprise on Saturday (4 August) at Bedfordshire Police HQ, when he met the team who played a part in saving his life.
On 26th February 2012, two vehicles were involved in a serious crash at collision hotspot the A428/Box End junction at Bromham.
Ten-year-old Fayez Rahman, from Northampton, was travelling in the car with his mother and two other family members when they collided with another vehicle, and he was knocked unconscious with serious head injuries. Within minutes of arriving at the scene a police officer noticed Fayez had a bloodshot pupil, a possible indicator of a bleed in the brain.
The police helicopter, call sign XA99, landed near to the scene of the collision and airlifted the boy to Addenbrooks Hospital in Cambridge. Because of his quick delivery and prompt treatment, Fayez made a full recovery.
On Saturday, Rahena Miah brought her son for a surprise visit at Bedfordshire Police Headquarters, where he was met the crews from the police, ambulance and XA99 who were involved in saving him.
Fayez and Mrs Miah brought a home made thank you cake and card for the officers involved, and Fayez especially enjoyed the chance to see the helicopter.
Sergeant Carl Klein, from the Roads Policing Unit who organised the day, said: “It was such a rewarding event for all; the visit was a real hit with Fayez. It was fantastic for the officers too to have this opportunity to meet the boy whose life they helped save.”
“I hadn’t realised until Saturday that the paramedic who had to accompany Fayez to hospital in XA99 had never even flown in any sort of aircraft before, let alone had to look after a seriously ill child in a helicopter dash for emergency treatment. I’ve got nothing but praise for everybody involved – it speaks volumes about the professionalism of all the emergency services that we were able to welcome a fully-recovered Fayez and his family to police headquarters on Saturday.”
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