A Berkshire mum has spoken of the terrifying moment her babe stopped breathing seconds afterwards making a 'strange' noise every bit she lifted him into his car seat.

Laura Turner, 30, was heading to a babe music group with her son Charlie Greenish when what began every bit a normal weep developed into something more sinister.

She noticed he had stopped breathing and had blood running from his nose, leaving Laura with no option but to try resuscitation herself while calling 999.

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Laura, from Reading, said: "Charlie was completely fine that morning and started crying every bit he always did as he didn't like the auto seat, but very quickly his cry sounded very strange and when I looked downward he wasn't animate.

"I got him out of the seat apace and at that indicate, he was grey and floppy. Initially, I panicked every bit blood and so began coming out of his olfactory organ and, honestly, I thought he was gone."

Laura's instincts took over and, having completed a infant first assist form during her pregnancy, she was able to lay Charlie down and begin rescue breaths.

She was supported by a 999 call handler equally they waited for paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) to arrive.

Laura, a children's spoken language and linguistic communication therapist, said: "The operator told me the crew would arrive every bit quickly as possible as he was a category one emergency.

"I remember Charlie started breathing slowly on his ain, so I held him in the baby recovery position so the claret didn't go into his airway and I think the operator talking me through things and telling me that Charlie could hear me and to reassure him."

Within six minutes, paramedics and a coiffure from Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) arrived and took over, helping to stabilise Charlie.

He was transferred to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he went to resuscitation and was put on a ventilator, with Laura joined past partner and Charlie'south male parent Adam Green, 34, who rushed from work straight to the hospital.

Charlie was then taken by another ambulance to the paediatric intensive intendance unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where he stayed for a week.

He made a full recovery after the terrifying incident in September 2018 - with no developmental concerns despite the need for resuscitation and ventilation.

Doctors still do non know why he stopped breathing.

Charlie Green, now three-and-a-half and his mum Laura Turner

Charlie Green, now 3, and his mum Laura Turner

Laura said: "Nosotros don't fully know what caused this to happen as it was but out of the blue and all his tests later on were articulate, though clinicians suspected in that location was a possibility he may have had some blood in his airway or lungs.

"Cheers to the quick arrival and first-class intendance provided by SCAS and TVAA, equally well as the infirmary care he received, Charlie made a complete recovery and has no developmental problems.

"He is a brilliant, happy, sociable iii-and-a-half-year-old who loves riding his bike, pond and annihilation to exercise with cars – we are so proud of him every single day and remain so grateful for the first-class care he received."

Laura and Adam, a quantity surveyor wanted to accept on a fundraising challenge to give thanks the ambulance staff who helped.

They decided Laura and Charlie would participate in this year'south 'Outrun an Ambulance' claiming, which sees people have part in a virtual fundraising challenge to cover more miles than an emergency ambulance does in a single shift.

They can walk, run, swim, scoot, cycle or ride annihilation that is self-propelled to complete the distance.

Charlie Green, pictured on his new bike, is helping mum Laura raise money for the ambulance service that helped to save his life as a baby

Charlie Green, pictured on his new bike, is helping mum Laura raise coin for the ambulance service that helped to salve his life as a baby

Laura said: "Adam and I are so grateful to the team who helped united states of america, including the operator on the phone, and are just really happy we tin exercise a little to give back.

"Therefore, Charlie and I have decided to take on the 'Outrun an Ambulance' challenge and volition complete the average mileage (90 miles) driven past a Reading ambulance on a typical shift.

"Charlie will ride his wheel and I volition run and we are aiming to complete this in as little fourth dimension as nosotros can!"

Vanessa Casey, primary executive of Due south Central Ambulance Clemency, said: "This is such an amazing story and information technology is lovely to see Charlie thriving and doing so well.

"A huge thank you to Laura, Adam and Charlie for supporting united states through the Outrun an Ambulance challenge and we hope their story inspires more people to sign upward."

  • To donate visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/charlieandlaura
  • Anyone interested in taking on their ain Outrun an Ambulance challenge can visit www.outrunanambulance.co.united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and click on one of the SCAS counties of Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire to set up their own challenge. For more data email info@sca-charity.org.united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.

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