QUICK action by ambulance crews saved a man's life when he suffered a heart attack in Ombersley.

Jenny and Mark Roberts were staying with friends at a caravan site in the village near Worcester when he started to feel unwell and then turned grey and passed out; his heart had stopped.

Mrs Roberts called 999, and two ambulance crews were immediately dispatched while their friends performed vital cardiopulmonary resuscitation, buying him time until the crews arrived.

Paramedics John Fryer, Lorraine McHugh, Michelle Adams and Anna Borecha were quickly on the scene, but that was just the start of the fight to save Mr Roberts.

Mrs Roberts said: “They were amazing. The caravan isn’t huge which made everything much more difficult, but throughout, the crews never gave up and made sure everyone was aware of what was going on."

Despite all of the efforts Mark was not expected to survive. He was placed in a coma and was given only a two per cent chance of survival.

However, on the third day he came out of the coma, defying all the odds.

The incident happened last November, but since then, Mr and Mrs Roberts have met the crew who attended the scene.

Mrs Roberts also praised call handler Milind Kumar Karday, who she said was brilliant keeping her calm and telling her what to do.

Mr and Mrs Roberts now want everyone to take note of the incredible work of ambulance staff and also do their bit to help and learn basic life support.

In such circumstances every second counts. Every minute without CPR decreases chances of survival by 10 per cent.

In Norway, when a patient has a cardiac arrest outside hospital, in 73 per cent of cases a member of the public or a family member does CPR and the survival rate is 25 per cent.

In the UK, cardiac arrest patients only get support in around 50 per cent of cases which leads to just a seven per cent survival rate.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 16), thousands of people across the Midlands will be trained in CPR during Restart a Heart Day.