Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A few days ago a constituent in my electorate of Petrie, Mr Chris Doyle, shared with me a story of local heroism. On the morning of 23 April, Mr Doyle's wife Kae was playing her weekly game of tennis at the Redcliffe Tennis Centre. Without warning, and despite being fit and healthy, she suffered a massive heart attack and fell to the ground. Team mate Donna James immediately sprang into action. She assessed the situation and started CPR. The ambulance was called. The manager of the Redcliffe Tennis Centre, Thea Novic, and tennis coach, Gareth Warrilow, assisted Donna's efforts.

The ambulance officers arrived and transported Kae to the Prince Charles Hospital where her husband was waiting. When Kae was safely in the ER, one of the ambulance officers told Mr Doyle and Kae's teammates that in 27 years of service he had only seen four other patients suffer a heart attack as massive as Kae's and survive. Donna had never before administered CPR to a person but her fast actions saved the life of a friend and valued member of the community. Thank you Donna, Thea and Gareth. You are truly heroes.