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Imran's story

Imran saved the life of his Royal Mail colleague who had a cardiac arrest with CPR and a defibrillator. Months later, Imran bumped into him in a shop. 

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It was an ordinary day for Royal Mail employee Imran Badin when the unexpected happened. One of his colleagues, collapsed at their workplace from a cardiac arrest.

Trained first aider Imran leapt into action, beginning CPR to pump blood around his colleague’s body. It was this speedy response that kept him alive long enough for paramedics to arrive and rush him to hospital.

After that day, the pair weren’t in touch with each other. However, months later fate stepped in when they crossed paths again during a shopping trip. A joyful reunion that, had things been different, could have never happened at all.

Making CPR more effective

“I got down. I started the compressions, I was on speakerphone to the ambulance service. The paramedic was giving me advice all the way through the process.” - Imran

When someone rings 999 to report a cardiac arrest, the responder guides them through performing lifesaving CPR. Around 1 in 5 of those instructed still don’t perform CPR.

With the support of funding from British Heart Foundation (BHF), Dr Barbara Farquharson is researching how to make this advice more effective, encouraging everyone to give CPR in this vital moment.

In this research, transcripts of instructions by responders will be assessed based on whether the caller performed CPR or not. This will then be used to help write new scripting of instructions for responders, to try and increase the number of people who do give CPR.