A postman’s first aid skills saved his wife’s life when she collapsed at their home.

Mrs Evans was sitting enjoying a cup of coffee when she had a bad heart attack.

It had been 11 years since her husband Glynn had done his last first aid course, but everything he had learned came right back to him.

He said: “I could see she wasn’t breathing and there was no pulse, and I phoned for an ambulance and a doctor. Our youngest son Aaron, who was at home, helped me lift Patsy on to the floor and I started CPR.”

Mr Evans added: “I did not have to think, I just knew what to do.”

Glynn worked for seven or eight minutes to get Patsy breathing, Patsy was then airlifted to hospital in Brighton where she had surgery.

Mrs Evans made a rapid recovery and in less than three months was back at her cleaning job.

The postman at Haslemere says he recommends anyone who gets the chance to do a first aid course.

“Doing CPR is something I have never forgotten. I know you think you will never need it, especially in your own home.

But it saved Patsy’s life. There is no way she would have come back without it.”

Like Mr Evans says, First Aid training is a skill that can save lives as well as be a great asset to a CV when applying for jobs.

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