Paul Williams, a 34 year old teacher from Bagillt in Flintshire had just finished teaching a guitar class when he suffered a cardiac arrest. Luckily he was spotted by staff members Janet Leach and Andrew Austen who rushed to his aid with a defibrillator.
“It came as a huge shock as there were no warnings before it happened. It was literally like someone had pulled out the plug. It was very traumatic.”
The dad of two was in a coma for 6 days, and following tests at hospital, it emerged that he had been born with a rare heart condition Brugada Syndrome. This condition can cause abnormal rapid heart rhythms called arrhythmias.
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