Stewart Beveridge had never put his training into action until dad Bob, 65, suffered a cardiac arrest.
A nurse has told how he used CPR for the first time to help save his own father’s life after he collapsed with a cardiac arrest.
He said: “Working as a nurse, I have been lucky enough to receive mandatory CPR training. Throughout my 15 years of practice I have been fortunate to have not been in a situation where I’ve needed to carry out CPR on any patient. I never expected my dad would be my first experience in doing so. “I would like to thank the crew from the Scottish Ambulance Service who attended to my dad, their professionalism and care provided were exceptional. Thank you for being so kind and compassionate toward my family during a very difficult and stressful event.
He said: “I cannot remember anything about my sudden cardiac arrest but undoubtedly the most important factor in saving my life was taking ill in the presence of my son Stewart, who started CPR as soon as I collapsed whilst my wife Elaine phoned 999.
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