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Whilst leading a boggies ride around Winster on Saturday Simon Barnes has suffered a heart attack, two of the group administered CPR until paramedics arrived which was around 30 minutes!
He was stabilized and taken to Lancaster Infirmary he his now critical in Blackpool coronary care 🙁
My thoughts and the whole of the bogtrotters club are with Simon and his family.
Bravo to the group that got him treated and administered life saving fist aid!
Rich
Very very best of luck Simon.
🙁 Get well soon SFB!
All the best to SFB and his loved ones. Well done to those with him!
Blimey! Get well soon Simon.
Well done to his riding mates for the actions they took.
best wishes to Simon, his family & friends. Get well soon chap
Jees, never met the guy but obviously seen much of his input on here, must have been a scary time for all involved, as not some thing you expect to happen on a ride.
Worrying times for friends and family, lets hope that he pulls through and manages to get a full recovery.
Get well soon !
shocking news and indeed get well soon and well done to all with him.
oh bloody hell......I hope he is ok.
fingers crossed for you barnsey.
Hope all works out well. Didn't know Simon but have enjoyed his pictures over the years.
Jeez. Hope he's alright...
Get well soon you argumentative old bugger.
Horrible thing. Good luck for a speedy recovery SFB. Well done to the group for everything done.
Get well soon!
Rachel x
best of luck Mr Barnes.
:$ hope he makes a full recovery. Scary stuff
Sound like a well done to those who kept it together long enough for help to arrive. Good luck SFB.
Weird. I was just reading [url= http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/15/heart-attack-survival-first-aid ]this article[/url] before I saw this.
Good luck SFB.
Best wishes for your recovery and what a truly frightening experience. Your riding buddies sounded fantastic with their efforts.
Wowza! Well done to those who knew what to do. I'm beginning to think it's inexcusable I've not done a CPR course.
Fingers and cables all crossed for Simon here, too.
Wowza! Well done to those who knew what to do. I'm beginning to think it's inexcusable I've not done a CPR course.
Fingers and cables all crossed for Simon here, too.
Crikey. All appendages crossed here.
Wasnt what i expected to read.
Fingers crossed for a full and speedy recovery.
Well done for the quick thinking and speedy recovery Mr Barnes!
Oh dear not good news ...get well soon Simon.
well done to those who administered CPR
Blimey! Fingers crossed!
Get well soon sfb!
Well done the first aiders and get well soon Simon.
Get well soon!
Dreadful news, get well soon.
Bloody hell, all the best to SFB and family.
All the best Simon, and family.
Blimey that's unlucky and lucky in equal measure. Unlucky for the heart attack in the first place but bloody lucky that his mates could perform CPR properly until help arrived.
Get well soon Simon.
Fingers crossed. Get well soon.
Terrible news. Well done to those that helped keep him alive.
Best wishes, sfb.
Get well soon SFB!
All the best you argumentative old bugger 🙁
I have always enjoyed his posts and his photographs and look forward to them again in the not too distant future.
So heal well and fast Simon.
Just a quick one I have just been informed not all of Simons relatives have been informed of the situation, there is not a lot I can do about this thread but if you could be mind full when posting on Facebook/twitter for the next 24hrs.
He is stable and sedated on a ventilator @ the moment.
Rich
Get well soon SFB...
Followed one of Simons routes only a couple of weeks ago.
Good luck Simon, hoping for a speedy recovery fella.
Wishing you a speedy recovery SFB.
Best wishes from everyone at Singletrack, too.
Healing thoughts from over here, too.
Having met Simon a couple of times this is a bit of a shock to say the least...
Best wishes and a speedy recovery dude. My thoughts are with you.
Terrible news, healing wishes and well done to those who helps.
I'd have no idea what to do in that situation. Something I have to put right ASAP.
Can't add much else than what's already been said above but here's hoping for a speedy recovery
Mr Barnes,
Once upon a time you sent me a message. It was brief, but very important to me at the time, and I have no doubt it contributed (along with the comments of others) to my continued survival.
Get better, and get back on the bike.
Best wishes, recover well,
Bullheart
best wishes simon, and thanks to all that helped him
🙁
Heal quick Potty. Well done to all concerned.
Best wishes to Simon and the Boggies who were with him.
Best wishes to barnesy, his family & his friends
get well soon Simon, and don't forget to argue with the ward staff on the way through
Get well soon Simon from this southern softy. Only met you once but found you a thoroughly decent bloke with the right idea about biking.
Best wishes and a speedy recovery, really miss your post on here
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery
terrible news. all the best to sfb and family
Man hugs from Chichester fella
Healing vibes SFB.
Thoughts are with you, your family & friends.
Hope you make a full recovery, Simon - you are probably the last person we'd expect to have heart issues!
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery here
Horrible news! Get well soon sir and well done his riding group on knowing how to administer CPR! You have probably saved his life!
I've been on a couple of Simons rides, they were splendid and I hope to go on a few more with him in the near future.
Get well soon Simon and I hope you are back on the bike soon.
Hope you're up and at 'em soon. Be strong.
Healing vibes, SFB
I'm doing the BHF night ride next weekend, this has certainly added a depressing new dimension to it.
I'll be thinking of Simon all the way 🙁
Get well quickly Simon!
I think there is a strong message in this thread about obtaining better knowledge regarding CPR. I know when i'm out, many of us are of an age where the increased heart rate is likely to increase the chances of heart issues. I wonder how many of us would be able to deal with the situation if it arose...
Blimey! Get yourself better Mr B! If you keep fighting, like you argue on the interweb, you're laughing!
Merlinman +1 - always assumed he was Mr Health! Glad he's stabilised and fingers crossed for a full and swift recovery - awful news 🙁
For those asking about CPR, all you need to do is keep the blood circulating with chest compressions to the beat of Nellie the Elephant. Breathing for the casualty not so important but won't do any harm.
I think it's probably best to reserve this thread for good wishes for Simon's recovery.
A separate thread for thoughts about first aid, CPR, carrying aspirin, etc would be useful though.
Really sorry to hear that. Get well soon!
Hoping for a quick recovery. His photos always kept this ex-Cumbrian just a little bit homesick.
Shame to hear a popular forum contributor is in a bad way. I hope you get well soon fella.
Best wishes for a full recovery out thoughts are with you at this time.
Get well soon Simon, and thanks to the lads who were there for quick thinking / cool heads don't think I'd have been thinking straight in that situation.
Blackpool Vic is a fantastic Hospital IMO, they have saved 2 of my Mates in the past few years so Simon is in good hands.
Nooooooo. I touched his bum once you know. Healing doofers Mr B.
Healing vibes going out to Mr B.
Really hope you make a full recovery and are able to ride again soon.
Well done to the cpr team . Good work.
All the very best wishes to a full and prompt recovery.
🙁
Always shocking when fit and healthy people have heart attacks. I can't say we've ever seen eye to eye on anything, but all the very best to you Simon.
Ah this is just shite. I 'bumped into' him again unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago somewhere in Internet land.
Get well soon old chum, those bums won't photograph themselves.....