Wife saved footballer husband's life as 'adrenaline just took over'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A quick-thinking wife said 'adrenaline took over' when she gave her husband CPR to save his life. Kat Dodd said she turned over in bed when she heard her husband Adam, a footballer for Bamber Bridge FC, gasping for breath, Lancs Live reports.

But Adam, 31, was unresponsive so she quickly called for an ambulance. Kat then carried out CPR for 16 minutes, ultimately saving her husband's life.

She said she had to do 'everything she could' to act fast in the moment. READ NEXT: Disabled pensioner, 76, slapped with £70 fines for parking outside her own home CPR was a skill she had learned in her job as a teacher but she never imagined she would have to use it on her husband.

Recalling that night, she said: "I turned over and Adam was unresponsive. "I rang 999 and was told I needed to do CPR. I had to get Adam off the bed and onto the floor and start chest compressions immediately. "At that point, adrenaline just took over." Kat, 30, carried on with CPR for 16 minutes until paramedics arrived to take over.