HERE'S a happier health story.
A man collapses with a heart attack outside York Theatre Royal and three people passing by happen to be health workers who know exactly what to do in such a crisis.
What are the chances of that happening?
What is more, when the paramedic arrives to take over he says their prompt action undoubtedly saved the man's life.
So, a mixture of luck and solid NHS training helps to bring a stricken man back from the brink.
It is terrible luck to suffer a heart attack but great fortune to receive such immediate first aid.
Updated: 10:57 Thursday, August 11, 2005
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