Supermarket staff saved my life...we need more defibs

A GREAT-great grandfather has thanked Aldi staff for saving his life after they gave him CPR in the absence of a defibrillator when he collapsed in the supermarket.

- AMY SHARPE

Kevin Green, 81, and his family are backing the Mirror's campaign for the devices to be installed in all public places after his cardiac arrest at a selfservice checkout last month.

With the nearest defibrillator a 10-minute walk away, quickthinking staff gave the regular customer chest compressions until ambulance workers arrived with the kit and resuscitated him.

Retired steel erector Kevin, whose heart "stopped" for 19 minutes, was taken to hospital where loved ones were told to "prepare for the worst" - only for him to make a full recovery. Kevin - who has two daughters, four grandkids, six great-grandkids and three great-greatgrandkids said: "There was no defibrillator close by so I was lucky that Aldi staff were trained and able to help me.