'His face was pale and eyes rolled back': Teen who saved dad's life up for award

Caine Wildman came back from school in February to find his father, Craig, lying on the sofa at their Bilston home.

He thought that he was just playing with his younger siblings, Vinny, 12, Indy, seven and Jensen, five.

However, when he came downstairs after getting changed and called his name, Caine realised his dad was unresponsive and was turning blue.

The RSA Academy student immediately took action, putting his recent first aid course to good use by putting his dad in the recovery position and calling an ambulance.

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The operator then guided Caine through the CPR technique, which he remembered from his training. His dad had gone into respiratory failure but Caine had saved his life.

Now the youngster has been nominated for the St John Ambulance Everyday Heroes Awards with a special ceremony, hosted by TV presenter Katie Piper, due to take place on September 28 at Hilton London Bankside.

Caine said: “One day in February I came home from school and saw dad lying on the sofa with the kids running around him.

“I thought he was just messing around – my brother and sisters play rough-and-tumble games all the time.

“I went upstairs to get changed but when I came down dad was still lying there. He’d gone blue and hadn’t moved.

“I said his name a couple of times but when he didn’t answer I used all my strength to pull him up and on to the floor.

“There, I put him in the recovery position. I had done a first aid course about two weeks before.

“I then called an ambulance, rolled dad on to his back and started CPR. The emergency operator was telling me what to do but I also remembered it from training.

“When the paramedics arrived, I took my brother and sister out of the room and calmed them down as they were screaming and crying.

“The consultants at the hospital said Dad had gone into respiratory failure. He’d been ill with pneumonia but didn’t realise he had it. They said I’d saved his life.”

A statement on the St John Ambulance awards website said: “Each year, too many people die in situations where first aid could have given them a chance to live.”

To vote visit the website.