Paramedics save man who was "dead" for more than an hour

Houghton Le Spring dad David Binks staged a miracle recovery after his heart stopped beating for more than 70 minutes. NEAS paramedics Vicky Adamson, Gail Savage and Karen Millican were quickly on the scene, but intially, David's prospects didn't look good. David's partner Lynette had begun CPR as soon as she saw David collapse. The three NEAS paramedics, and then hospital staff, continued the resuscitation and shocked him 16 times before his heartbeat returned. Now, ...
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