'I thought I had indigestion - but the truth turned out to be much worse'
A dad who suffered a "massive" heart attack that felt like he was being "hit by a freight train" was saved by the quick actions of airport staff after he thought he only had indigestion.
Steven Morrison was sitting in the departure lounge at Stornoway Airport with wife Lyndsay when he began to feel hot and sweaty on July 5.
The 48-year-old took himself off to the bathroom to wash his face believing he had indigestion but then described a sensation like "being hit by a freight train" as the pain took hold.
He managed to make it back to his anxious wife who immediately alerted airport staff and an ambulance was called.
Fisherman Steven was then flown by air ambulance to the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank where he underwent emergency surgery. After having two stents fitted into his heart, the dad-of-two is now back home recovering and believes his life was saved thanks to the quick efforts of everyone involved.
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Steven suffered a heart attack at Stornoway airport (Daily Record)He said: “I was meant to be going to Glasgow so I could go see Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard, which was a Christmas present from my wife and kids. But I ended up getting a private flight on the ambulance instead.
“When it started, it just felt like indigestion in the middle of my chest and then the pain just started getting worse and worse. Then it was like being hit by a freight train. Lyndsay looked at me and said I was an awful colour of grey.
“She asked where the pain was and said she was going to get someone from the airport to help. The next thing I remember is her coming back and saying they’d called an ambulance.
“The next time I opened my eyes, the airport fire brigade was there giving me oxygen and taking my readings. Within minutes, there was a paramedic standing in front of me. He was delivering the ambulance somewhere else when he heard the call over the radio and headed straight to the airport. The other paramedic arrived shortly after and they took me to the Western Isles Hospital.”
Doctors gave Steven medication to break up the blood clot in his heart before telling him he would need to be flown to hospital in Glasgow by air ambulance, reported the Daily Record.
Steven was grateful to the quick actions of staff at the airport (Daily Record)After retrieving their luggage from the airport, wife Lyndsay was able to change her Loganair flight to Glasgow with daughter Sky, 18, joining her. Son Dylan, 16, stayed behind to look after the family pets.
Steven added: “I was told I was very lucky because everything was done in the ‘golden hour’. By the look on the first paramedic’s face, I think they were right.
“He was gobsmacked by the fact I was sitting up, never mind the fact I was going to walk out to the ambulance at the airport. He said that when he saw my first ECG, I’d had a massive heart attack and they were expecting to see someone unconscious.
“When I got to Glasgow on Wednesday night, they said I’d have surgery the next day. By lunchtime, I’d had two stents fitted. And by 7.30pm on Friday night, I was sitting back in my house.
“I have no doubt whatsoever that that’s because of the care I got straight away and how quickly I got taken to the hospital. I’m a very lucky man and I’m so grateful to everyone and my family for all their help and support.”
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Willie Mutch, Airport Fire and Operations Manager, said: “The fire service at Stornoway Airport is trained for such medical emergencies and were able to respond quickly when Mr Morrison began to feel unwell in the terminal.
“We are delighted to hear that he was back home so quickly after his operation, and we look forward to seeing him when he is next at the airport.”
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