Terence Fernandes
12 May 2014 · Coroner Tom Osborne · Bedfordshire & Luton
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of first aid training among train staff
“[the deceased] had become seriously unwell during the journey from Blackfriars to St. Albans whilst a passenger on a train. He was taken off the train by the driver, security staff and staff in attendance at the station and yet none of the personnel had even basic first aid training. If someone had had even limited first aid knowledge they may have been able to recognise that [the deceased]'s airway had become partially occluded.”