A Bromley paramedic was reunited with woman whose life he saved.
Hassan Shakir, a London Ambulance Service Paramedic, helped Fiona Stoten, 52, when she had a cardiac arrest in September last year.
Responding to the call at Victoria Station, he joined police officers who had given emergency CPR and a shock from a nearby defibrilator.
Arriving just four minutes later, Mr Shakir said: "When someone has a cardiac arrest, the quicker they receive CPR and defibrillation, the greater their chance of survival.
"The quick thinking actions of the police officers dramatically increased our odds of resuscitating Fiona."
She was taken to London's St Mary's Hospital and went home two weeks later.
Ms Stoten said: "I feel extremely lucky that the police officers knew what to do and that I collapsed in Victoria train station where there was a public access defibrillator.
"In my opinion, everybody should learn CPR."
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