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Emotional Reunion: Life Saved by St John Volunteer
13 Mar
Summary
- A man survived a heart attack thanks to a St John ambulance volunteer.
- The reunion aired on BBC Breakfast, capturing an emotional face-to-face meeting.
- The volunteer performed CPR and re-established a heartbeat until paramedics arrived.
A St John ambulance volunteer provided life-saving assistance to a football fan who collapsed with a heart attack. Bob Dewane was walking to the train station after a match when he suffered the medical emergency. Fortunately, St John volunteer Sarah, who had just arrived by train, was present.
Sarah, still in uniform, immediately began CPR on Bob, who had reportedly stopped breathing for ten minutes. Her quick actions successfully re-established a heartbeat and breathing before further medical help arrived. Bob endured a critical hospital stay and a triple bypass but made a good recovery.
Recently, the emotional moment Bob and his wife Jackie were reunited with Sarah on BBC Breakfast was broadcast. The family expressed immense gratitude for Sarah's life-saving intervention. Sarah shared her joy at seeing a positive outcome, as volunteers often do not learn about their patients' recovery.
