Nursing students from the University of Plymouth saved a man from choking thanks to clinical skills they had just learned that morning.
Second-year students Joana Miranda and Billie-Jo Isaac were out for lunch at the Beefeater, near the University's Exeter School of Nursing, when a waitress alerted them to a man in distress.
The man, who had Parkinson's, had food caught in his throat and wasn't able to breathe.
Thankfully, having just had a teaching session on resuscitation and choking, the students were able to quickly put their learning into action, with Joana delivering back blows to dislodge the food, while Billie-Jo assisted his wife and kept calm.
Neither the students nor the pub captured the couple's names, but were thankful that they responded and recovered well in the immediate aftermath.
The students now want everyone to learn how to help someone when choking, and are grateful for the teaching they received.
They also want to reach out to the family and extend their best wishes.
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