Sarah of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, says: “The air ambulance was out on another job and we’re a good half an hour away from our nearest hospital, so James was doing CPR on me for 20 minutes before the paramedics arrived.”.
And an alarming 51% of us would be reluctant to try CPR on a loved one, for fear of harming them - which is particularly worrying when eight out of every 10 cardiac arrests happens at home.
Seeing Sarah, now 36, James, who says he’d seen enough sports documentaries to grasp the seriousness of the situation, sprang into action, performing CPR.
Our Heart Month survey found that people’s fear of hurting someone could prevent them from giving CPR, which could be the difference between life and death.
British Heart Foundation chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths says: "No matter your relationship status, everyone needs to know CPR.
