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PC Ryan Mutlow was on holiday in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, a year ago when he heard screams and the singer came onto the microphone asking for a doctor. Ryan and his wife Emma immediately ran to help and found Trevor Butt, 53, laid out on a bed outside his room. Trevor had told his wife Maxine he felt unwell and suddenly collapsed.
He said: "It was like a light going out. I could even hear the click," A pair of retired nurses had put Trevor in the recovery position thinking he'd passed out. As Trevor wasn't breathing and he couldn't find a pulse, Ryan quickly realised Trevor's heart had stopped.
He immediately started CPR only for the nurses to try and drag him off. Ryan said: "I had to tell them, get off me, I know what I'm doing - he's in cardiac arrest. "It's a long time to be doing CPR but I had to keep pushing hard.
"I don't know whether it was the adrenaline or the all-inclusive drinks, I just kept going." With Emma supporting Maxine, Ryan continued to give Trevor CPR. They were joined by a doctor from Broomfield Hospital who felt for a pulse in Trevor's groin.
She confirmed Ryan's diagnosis and monitored the pulse as Ryan administered chest compressions. They called for a defibrillator and, using a waiter to translate from Spanish to confirm Trevor's heart was in a shockable rhythm, gave him four shocks, bringing him back from the brink each time. Ryan and the doctor fought to keep Trevor.
.. Brandon Penny.
