A DOORMAN has been praised after he heroically performed CPR on a girl on a night out after she went into anaphylactic shock.

Paul Phillimore, 37, was working at Popworld when he was called by a colleague to a first aid emergency in the club.

He arrived on the scene and his training kicked in.

“When I got there, I was presented with a female that was in anaphylactic shock,” he said.

“She was clutching at her throat, because she couldn’t breathe. I checked her pulse; her pulse was quite low.

“We monitored her while she was in the recovery position. She stopped breathing, so that’s when I turned her onto her back and started doing chest compressions.

“I did one round of chest compressions, got her breathing again, placed her back into the recovery position, which was when the ambulance crew turned up.”

Bournemouth Echo: Paul outside Popworld in Bournemouth.

Paul, who has been in the industry for nearly 20 years, said when he arrived it was ‘tunnel vision’ as he took control.

“It’s when the situation is over and done with, that the reality of the situation kicks in,” he said.

“When I’d finished and I realised that I’d saved a life I became quite emotional.

“Then I got praise from the staff I was working with, they asked if I was all right. The next day I got a welfare call from the company, to say 'well done yesterday, how are you feeling, do you need anything?'”

Managing director and founder of Security Nation, the firm that Paul works for, Marcel Cullers, was at the club on the night.

Bournemouth Echo: Paul Phillimore and Marcel Cullers outside Popworld.

He said he was proud that his staff are trained so they know how to react and what to do in an emergency and wanted Paul to be recognised for his actions.

“Nothing in the world is more important than somebody’s life, and her life was in the balance and we managed to swing it the right way,” Marcel, 47, said.

“The first aid training is designed for exactly that. It is designed to preserve life. The training that he’s got, the same as all the other door staff, it did exactly that, it saved somebody’s life.”

He said one of the staff from the ambulance came and found Marcel afterwards, as they were about to take the patient to hospital.

“He said if it wasn’t for the actions of your doorman, she’d be dead,” Marcel said.

The business is approved by the Security Industry Authority, with all its staff trained to be able to deal with any emergencies or situations they are presented with.

“It’s sometimes in the industry, negatives only ever make the press,” Marcel said. “I think it’s good to highlight the benefits of having these professional staff. They’re no longer your average bouncer, these are professional door staff and they are highly trained.”

The ambulance service confirmed ding two crews and an operations officer to the scene, before taking the patient to Bournemouth Hospital.