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A young boy died tragically after falling into a slurry pit. The seven year old was discovered by his father who dragged him out of the pit on a farm in Shropshire. The Midlands Air Ambulance, an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle all attended the scene but attempts to resuscitate him failed. A spokeswoman for the West Midlands Ambulance service said “Crews arrived to find a young boy in cardiac arrest being given cardio pulmonary resuscitation by a member of the public”. “Crews immediately commenced advanced life support on the boy and he was flown to the Princess Royal Hospital. Ambulance crews continued emergency medical attempts on route to hospital”. “Medics were on standby at Princess Royal Hospital awaiting the arrival of the boy who was in a critical condition”. “Unfortunately despite the best efforts of the family, ambulance crews and hospital medics nothing could be done to save the boy and he was sadly confirmed dead shortly after arrival at the hospital.” West Mercia Police have said that they would be conducting an enquiry in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive. The Health and Safety Executive have produced a special guidance leaflet to help farming families prevent accidents to children in the school holidays. Frank Sykes, HSE’s Principal Inspector for the agriculture industry said “We know that farms are homes for many children but they are also workplaces and cannot be seen as playgrounds.” The guide on preventing accidents to children on farms is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/as10.pdf   Newer news items:
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