A grandad participating in a five-a-side football kickabout joked ‘get the defib ready for me’ minutes before suffering a massive heart attack. Dean Finch, 65, collapsed at grandson Zac’s seventh birthday party and began foaming at the mouth as he went into cardiac arrest.
The quick-thinking actions of daughter Lois, who was a student nurse at the time, helped save Dean's life. It was the first time Lois had performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in real life.
She used a defibrillator, which is an important step in the CPR process, to restart his heart. Lois, 31, said: "He was standing at the bar and suddenly collapsed. My friend screamed and everyone just stopped what they were doing. His mouth was foaming, he was on the floor and he looked like he was fitting.
