CFRs Come to aid of window cleaner

A window cleaner suffered serious injuries when he fell 20ft from his ladder while he was cleaning windows in Bentley Heath on Monday August 18.
The man, who was 45 and from Alvechurch, was cleaning the first floor windows at a house in Slater Road when the incident unfolded at around 6.30pm.
Emergency crews and two Community First Responders were quickly on the scene and called for the help of the Midlands Air Ambulance when it became clear he had suffered ‘potentially serious’ chest, back and neck injuries.
In a stroke of luck for the injured man the air ambulance was able to land in nearby Bentley Heath Park.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The man was cleaning first floor windows when it appears he fell approximately 20 feet onto concrete.
“The man, who was 45 and from Alvechurch, was initially unconscious but gradually came round as he was treated by ambulance staff.
“He had suffered potentially serious chest, back and head injuries and was immobilised before being airlifted to the Regional Trauma Centre at Selly Oak Hospital where medics were on standby for his arrival.
“The paramedic on the rapid response vehicle said that the incident had gone extremely well and the assistance he had from the Community First Responders was first rate.”