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IDON'T WANT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN

DISTRAUGHT mum Jean Murphy is this week fighting for justice after her
epileptic daughter's death.

She is campaigning to prevent other youngsters suffering the same fate
as 15-year-old Kayleigh Macilwraith-Christie.

As the Gazette has revealed, Kayleigh had to wait at least 30 minutes
for an ambulance - which turned up with no paramedic on board.

The crew of emergency medical technicians could not administer the
potentially life-saving muscle relaxant.

Kayleigh's family said she did not get vital drugs until she reached
hospital at least 45 minutes after she started fitting.

But the London Ambulance Service, which is carrying out an
investigation, employs 1,665 emergency medical technicians and only 825
paramedics - and says it is normal for ambulances to have
technician-only crews.

Ms Murphy, 46, who lives on the Market Estate off North Road, Holloway,
has started a petition to get paramedics on all London ambulances.

She said: "Everybody I've spoken to, including the doctor's surgery,
assumes there's a paramedic on board every ambulance.

"My daughter's life was lost because there wasn't. I don't want
anything like this happening again.

"Paramedics themselves are telling me to do this. They are saying that
the situation is dangerous."

Ms Murphy, who got about 300 signatures in the first two days alone,
wants to get at least 7,000 in the hope that it will be discussed in
parliament.

Her campaign is being backed by the Market Estate Tenants and
Residents' Association.

Chairwoman Sharon Jobe said: "We will back Jean. We don't want another
child dying."

Pressure group London Health Emergency has also expressed its support.

Head of campaigns Geoff Martin said: "Ambulances should be fully
equipped with the equipment and staff to deal with all eventualities.
It's logical commonsense, particularly bearing in mind the pressure on
accident and emergency departments."