On this occasion he lived, it was not due to a heart condition but from toxins from mutable hornet stings. We thought he was a goner but we worked on him through the night until a helo could get to us in the morning. In that time we managed to cut an LZ too so it was one hectic night. We had conversations on whether to give up or not but as a team mate we just could not give up.

As far as I am aware, the longest recorded time cpr has been given was for 3 days, carried out by a special forces team. That is what I was told some years ago, sadly i do not know the details.