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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Rikki Loftus

Mother reveals little known symptom of cardiac arrest after her quick-thinking daughter saved her life

A mother whose life was saved by an incredible series of coincidences when her snoring was in fact a sign of cardiac arrest told how her teenage daughter who had fallen asleep in her bed performed CPR learned at school to keep her alive.

Clare Doyle, 43, who works at a dental surgery, praised her plucky girl Melissa, who was just 14 when she put her skills into action – inspiring her to follow in her daughter’s footsteps and become a community responder, using CPR to support emergency services.

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