One Wednesday last month in the centre of Granada, four children stood by a crashed van, desperately shouting for help.

The children; two boys and two girls, stood on each corner of street, pleading with passers by, saying, “Help! It’s our farther!” It was 12.25h on Calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.

The eldest was only twelve but had taken the lead explaining to those who stopped to find out what the problem was that their father had “suffered a heart attack” at the wheel of their car.

However, when help arrived, what the 50-year old had suffered was an epileptic fit, which is no less frightening than a heart attack when you are witnessing your father, unable to move or talk but suffering violent spasms.

The first person to come to their aid was a man who had been shopping in a nearby supermarket. With the help of another man who had approached, he pulled the father from the car and laid him on the pavement. Fortunately, José was a male nurse who recognised the symptoms and was able to put the victim in the recovery position, checking his airways for possible obstructions.

José also calmed everybody down, especially the children. Whilst he was assisting the father, other people had taken it upon themselves to direct the traffic. The pharmacist had come out and taken the children into the pharmacy to look after them whilst waiting for the ambulance, giving them water — this was a concerted effort to offer assistance in any way they could.

(News: City & Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia)

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