Manchester Airports Group plc

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First report 4 Sep 2017•Latest report 4 Sep 2017

Reports, concerns and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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    Anthony William McCormack · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Anthony William McCormack became unwell and collapsed while an aircraft was taxiing at Manchester Airport, later suffering cardiac arrest and dying after resuscitation attempts at Wythenshawe Hospital. The report identified concerns about Emirates staff recognising cardiac arrest and agonal breathing, starting CPR promptly, and procedures when the Tempus system could not provide assistance. It also raised concerns about ambulance response targets and the availability of only one paramedic at Manchester Airport.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Manchester Airports Group plc; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure of ambulance services to meet nationally set emergency response-time targets

    Wider context from the report

    “• I heard evidence that NWAS failed to meet target times which are nationally set by the Department of Health and that although NWAS was given more financial resources in November 2015 (for provision of more ambulances and recruitment of an additional 400 staff) I was also informed since April 2017 none of the nationally set targets have been met by any ambulance trust in England and Wales namely, a Red 1 response within 8 minutes 75% of the time, Red 2 within 19 minutes 95% of the time, I was also informed that there has been a massive increase of calls to 999 with consequent impact on response times and delays in ambulance turnaround at hospitals. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Manchester Airports Group plc; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Inadequate training of airline staff to recognise cardiac arrest and administer first aid or prompt CPR

    Wider context from the report

    “• The adequacy of the training of Emirates staff in respect of the recognition of possible cardiac arrest and signs thereof including agonal breathing and the administration of appropriate first aid/prompt CPR ”
    Open source report

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Manchester Airports Group plc; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Inadequate procedures for responding when the Tempus system is unable to provide assistance

    Wider context from the report

    “• The adequacy and effectiveness of the procedures followed by Emirates staff in the event that the Tempus system is unable to provide assistance which was the case here. ”
    Open source report

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Manchester Airports Group plc; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient paramedic staffing to provide Advanced Life Support at Manchester Airport

    Wider context from the report

    “• Consequent on the above and in this specific case there was only one paramedic on duty at any one time for the Manchester Airport. Such paramedic being required to carry out Basic Life Support alone and unable to start Advanced Life Support. ”
    Open source report
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