I had to be resuscitated ’30 times’ after I was spiked on first night out since becoming mum – it was terrifying
A MUM was resuscitated "30 times" after she was spiked on her first night out since giving birth - her husband thought she was dying.
Tammie-Michelle Edwards was excited to hit the town in Lancaster earlier this month but was traumatised to wake up in hospital the next morning.
The new mum, who had only given birth to her baby boy just eight weeks earlier, suddenly collapsed on the night out with friends.
Tammie-Michelle's husband James rushed to her help to find her seemingly "lifeless" and unresponsive.
He watched in horror as his wife could hardly breathe or move and was forced to desperately resuscitate multiple times before an ambulance arrived.
Medics scrambled to look after the young mum, using a defibrillator and CPR to keep her alive.
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Luckily, Tammie-Michelle survived with only "excruciating pain" on her chest from around 30 bouts of CPR.
A week after the terrifying ordeal, she felt "really tired" and found a needle-prick on her arm.
All she remembered after pre-drinks was leaving Royal Lancashire Infirmary the next day at 6am, where hospital staff reportedly told her she had been spiked.
Before going out, Tammie-Michelle recalled enjoying a few drinks, including a couple of glasses of prosecco.
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She said she then only had water and a couple of drinks when the group reached their destination.
The mum also described herself as "very conscious" of leaving her drink unattended - but she believes it was a needle that turned her night into hell.
Horrified James told the the signs that something was seriously wrong.
He said: "I knew something was up, because she doesn't text like that and I knew it wasn't a normal her.
"I came to the club and her friend Lizz was saying that Tammie-Michelle needed me now.
"I just thought she was going to be drunk, I didn't think at all that she had been spiked.
"Tammie-Michelle was sat on a chair like a dead body, Lizz was stood next to her with a glass of water and then there was a woman bouncer sat next to her as well.
"I grabbed Tammie-Michelle, and it was like dragging a dead body."
Tammie-Michelle was sat on a chair like a dead body
James
He added: "As we were driving home, I thought she just needed to be sick as she was choking and wasn't breathing.
"By the time we had got home, I had resuscitate her about six times. I was stood by the sink and I had resuscitated her another 10 times.
"I can only try and save her life as much as I can, it's such a scary thing - she literally did die in front of me."
Fortunately, the emergency services arrived in time to take care of Tammie-Michelle as James looked on in fear at the "traumatising" incident.
Tammie-Michelle has mostly recovered from the awful scare but is determined to stop it from happening again.
"Please just be careful, I would suggest maybe going out in a bigger group and just stay safe," she said.
A spokesman for the Crafty Scholar, the venue where Tammie-Michelle was out with her friends, said: “We take every allegation of spiking very seriously and we would like to reassure all our guests that customer safety and wellbeing is our priority.
"Our door team assisted Ms Edwards, when she became unwell, and provided a chair and water.
"They waited with her until her husband arrived and took her home.
“We continue to have enhanced safety measures in place including searches on entry, publicising “Ask Angela” in our toilets, providing drinks covers to anyone who wants them.
"And we also have Guest Support colleagues – if any guest has concerns or feels vulnerable they can ask the Guest Support colleague or any other member of our team for help.
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"We continue to work with the police and local authorities to ensure a safe night out is had by all.”
Lancashire Police said: "It’s been reported and we are looking into it."
