"An aide to King Charles had his life saved by passers-by and paramedics after collapsing in the street in central London. David Fursdon, 72, suffered a cardiac arrest but was successfully resuscitated after onlookers started CPR chest compressions and rushed to a nearby hotel for a defibrillator. They administered two electric shocks in a bid to restart his heart before London Ambulance Service medics arrived within four minutes and gave four further shocks."
"He recently visited LAS headquarters in Waterloo with his wife Catriona for an emotional reunion with the paramedics who saved his life. Mr Fursdon said: I am the luckiest man. I don't remember what happened, but they do. They were there in four minutes and thanks to their expertise, their skill and their speed, I have a second chance at life."
David Fursdon, 72, collapsed in Belgravia and suffered a cardiac arrest. Bystanders began chest compressions and retrieved a defibrillator from a nearby hotel. They delivered two electric shocks before London Ambulance Service medics arrived within four minutes and administered four further shocks. Mr Fursdon survived and later reunited emotionally with the paramedics at LAS headquarters. He said he felt lucky and credited the rapid, skilled response for giving him a second chance at life. Chest compressions maintain blood flow while defibrillation can restore a normal heart rhythm. Only about one in ten out-of-hospital cardiac arrests survive, and the minutes before ambulance arrival are critical.
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