New Cumnock: Calon Blacklock visit staff who saved his life

Calon Blacklock, of Cumnock, was riding along a street in New Cumnock earlier this year when he tumbled off his bicycle.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident shortly after 8pm on the evening of May 13.

Calon had a wonderful visit. (Image: Submitted) Following Calon's incident, an emergency call was made and frontline crew Kevin Rarity and John Welsh, from Cumnock Ambulance Station, along with Air Ambulance Paramedics and an Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) team treated the youngster.

Calon, eight, was airlifted to Glasgow Children’s Hospital with serious injuries, spending the next six days in hospital before he was discharged.

He got a chance to sit in the driver's seat. (Image: Submitted) Barbara Wright, Calon's mum, said the actions and care from the staff ensured her son is still here today.

She said: “The care the SAS staff gave him was amazing. They made him feel so comfortable and reassured him, me and his dad at all times.

"I am so thankful to all the crews involved at his accident - if it wasn’t for them Calon wouldn’t be with us today.”

Following his recovery, Calon recently got a chance to visit and get a tour around SAS’s ScotSTAR base, meeting up with staff involved in the incident.

ScotSTAR is a multi-disciplinary team of paramedics, nurses, advanced practitioners, and doctors supported by pilots working together to provide specialist care to seriously ill babies, children and adults across Scotland using specialist helicopters and planes.

Learning all about the air ambulance. (Image: Submitted) Calon got a front-row view of an air ambulance, as well as getting to sit in some of the vehicles, and pay his own thanks to the team.

Barbara said it was lovely meeting up with some of the crew again to thank them.

She added: “They all made us all feel so welcome and the crew couldn’t get over the difference in him.

"Calon had the best day ever and couldn’t thank them enough. They are all truly amazing. I just can’t thank them all enough for what they do to save people’s lives.”