I learned CPR from TV, says man after saving boy’s life

We blame a lot on TV but revival techniques gleaned from the small screen helped save the life of a three-year-old child yesterday.

As Mihai Tache arrived in his car at Lake Innisleena, about 12km from Cork City, he saw a man running in his direction carrying a young boy in his arms.

“I got out of the car. I could see the child was limp, I could see it was serious, so I stopped the man and asked him if he knew CPR [cardiopulmonary resuscitation].