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Woman left disabled for life after medics pressed wrong button on defibrillator during cardiac arrest

New York Post·SWNS·18 days ago
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A TV producer left disabled for life when bungling paramedics ‘pressed the wrong button’ on a defibrillator during a cardiac arrest has received an undisclosed payout after suing the NHS. Meg Fozzard has been left with permanent disabilities as a result of her brain being starved of oxygen after ambulance crews delayed a life‑saving electric shock by EIGHT crucial minutes because they failed to use a defibrillator properly. Meg — just 26 at the time — had collapsed at her home in Walworth, South London, struggling to breathe and fitting as she went into cardiac arrest in April 2019. Meg Fozzard was left disabled for life when bungling paramedics ‘pressed the wrong button’ on a defibrillator during a cardiac arrest. Irwin Mitchell / SWNS Meg – just 26 at the time – had collapsed at her home in Walworth, South London, struggling to breathe and fitting as she went into cardiac arrest in April 2019. Irwin Mitchell / SWNS Her terrified partner, Xander Font Freide, dialed 999 and was told to start CPR immediately.…

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