Cork man calls for funding after charity first responder saves his life 

Man who suffered heart attack says he owes his life to charity first responder who discovered on route to the medical emergency that he knew the casualty

 Jim O’Kelly, from Killavullen, in Co Cork, with his wife Hillary, and Edward Walsh, a volunteer first responder with the emergency medical response charity, CRITICAL, who saved his life on Easter Sunday as he suffered a heart attack. Jim was at Leinster House to tell TDs how he owes his life to the charity, and to underline the importance of its work nationwide.

A man who suffered a massive heart attack says he owes his life to a family friend and charity first responder who discovered on route to the medical emergency that he knew the casualty.

Jim O’Kelly, 68, from Killavullen, in north Cork, says he has no doubt he would have died were it not for the quick response and skill of Edward Walsh, from Mallow, an emergency medical technician (EMT) and volunteer first responder with the emergency medical response charity, CRITICAL, on Easter Sunday, April 20 last.