An Ayrshire ambulance technician has been awarded for showing bravery during a real life medical emergency.
Caron Robertson, from Prestwick, was one of five Scottish Ambulance Service staff members to be recognised for their heroic actions in the Brave@Heart Awards.
The awards celebrate acts of bravery in exceptional circumstances by blue-light services, voluntary rescue organisations and members of the public.
The staff were nominated by their colleagues and demonstrated bravery during their shift, or outside their work hours.
Caron and Amanda McClorey, both of Stranraer Station, were rewarded for helping a patient who injured herself after falling on a rock at a beach.
With no mobile signal, the patient’s son went to a nearby farmhouse to call for an ambulance.
Caron, a technician, and Amanda, a paramedic, arrived on the scene.
Their award submission said: “They took control of the situation calmly with retrieval of the patient required over a steep cliff face.
“Both clambered down the cliff and helped get the patient up.
“The patient was transported by the RNLI to Port Patrick and then by Caron and Amanda to hospital.”
Scottish Ambulance Service Chief Executive Pauline Howie said: “The actions of these staff are truly commendable and they each showed extraordinary bravery.
“All our staff do amazing, life-saving work each day and this is a small sample.
“The staff are all wonderful ambassadors for the Scottish Ambulance Service and fully deserving of their awards.”
Other Scottish Ambulance Service members to be honoured were Scott Diamond, Willie Anderson and Neil Spiers.
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