Two pals yesterday told how they saved the life of a stranger thanks to the resuscitation TV advert starring Vinnie Jones.
Sharon Shankster, 58, and 23-year-old Noura Mehdinejad sang the Bee Gees hit Stayin’ Alive as they pumped Jerry Fitzgerald’s chest after he suffered a cardiac arrest.
The estate agents said they only knew what to do because of actor Vinnie’s British Heart Foundation advert where he demonstrates the compressions-only technique as the song plays in the background.
Carpet fitter Jerry, 60, collapsed as he worked at Northfields Estates in Ealing, West London.
Sharon said: “If I hadn’t seen the advert I don’t think I’d have had the confidence to do anything. I remember saying to Noura, ‘Sing the song.’
"The ambulance lady was on the phone saying, ‘Keep it going.’”
Jerry is now recovering after a heart bypass. The BHF relaunched its TV campaign with Vinnie, 47, this week.
He said: “Tell everyone about hands-only CPR. It could be a life-saving decision.”
The BHF said 28 people had been saved as a result of its ads.
But it warned survival rates are still “dire” and urged more people to act if they see someone collapse..