SUPERMARKET workers saved a customer's life when he suffered a major heart attack in store.
Beth Thomas and Laurie Merchant used their first aid skills when the man collapsed in Morrisons' fruit and vegetable aisle.
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QUICK-THINKING: Laurie Merchant and Beth Thomas, of Morrisons.
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Air ambulance lands at Morrisons
Laurie, who wants to be a paramedic, said: "Bringing him back was a miracle. He went out that morning and he might never have seen his family again."
The Nailsworth store had just opened when the drama began.
"We were called over because we are first aiders," said 24-year-old Beth, from Forest Green.
Laurie dialled 999 and, with a Great Western Ambulance call handler on the line, checked for a pulse.
"It was very weak at that point," said the Horsley 20-year-old.
Then his breathing stopped, said Beth.
"I was doing CPR and Laurie was counting and we swapped and kept going until the ambulance arrived," she said.
Former Thomas Keble and Rednock School pupil Laurie said: "The paramedics said the man had had one of the worst heart attacks you can have and if we hadn't have done what we did, he would not have survived." Store staff and customers cleared the car park next to Morrisons to allow an air ambulance to land.
"Medics re-started his heart with a defibrillator and an ambulance took him to hospital.
Laurie and Beth understand he is recovering well. They have been told his family wants to celebrate with a party and they will be guests of honour.
Great Western Ambulance Service spokesman John Oliver said: "The fact that Laurie and Beth were able to do this while professional ambulance clinicians were en route undoubtedly resulted in this patient not just surviving but now continuing to make a good recovery."
Source: www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
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