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Bystanders praised after man's cardiac arrest

News imageBBC Two ambulances and other emergency response vehicles are parked in the town centre on either side of the road. They are outside shops with people walking nearby. The shops are set back slightly as a two minor roads meet in the centre.BBC
Emergency crews were sent to Market Place, Willenhall, at about 11:00 BST on Wednesday

Quick-thinking members of the public have been thanked for helping a man who suddenly became unwell in a town centre.

The Midlands Air Ambulance and paramedics arrived at Market Place, Willenhall, in the West Midlands, to find police officers and bystanders using a defibrillator on a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest.

Ambulance staff stepped in to take over resuscitation efforts and advanced life support and said they managed to successfully restart the man's heart before taking him by road to New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson praised those who helped in the medical emergency which occurred at about 11:00 BST.

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