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P E O P L E S 19 P E O P L E S On 22nd November last, a colleague who works in the offices of Metro de Madrid Works, located in the Metro de Madrid de Cuatro Vientos depot, Rafael Ferre Vergara, or Rafa as his colleagues call him, suffered a heart attack with cardio-respiratory arrest and it was his own colleagues who saved his life by means of cardiac massage, combining chest compres- sions with mouth-to-mouth in order to maintain blood circulation and to en- sure that the brain did not run out of blood flow. Once stabilized the emer- FCC employees save the life of a colleague gency services began their transfer in Mobile ICU to the hospital. According to the colleagues of the Convensa delegation, a company specialising in railway works for the FCC Group, the moments spent in the office were extremely tense, but the important thing is that Rafa is re- covering at Gregorio Marañón and thanks are due to the actions of his colleagues. This story will surely serve to know how important it is to know the basic resuscitation manoeuvres to act co- rrectly and reverse cardiac arrest, as well as to know that you have to call 112 to ask for help. Sometimes minu- tes can save lives. Click here to obtain information on how to perform a cardiac massage.