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Worker saved by colleagues after suffering heart failure

Wed, 26 Aug 2015

The family of a man whose life was saved because his office had a deribrillator have pledged to raise money for the charity which provided it.

Last week PokerStars worker Chris Corlett was found slumped in his chair by colleagues who initially thought he was joking around - on closer inspection he wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse.

Thanks to a swift response by co-workers trained in how to use the machine his heart was re-started and he is now recovering in a UK hospital.

His brother Michael wants to raise enough money to kit out more offices with the lifesaving equipment:

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