A man was taken to hospital by ambulance after collapsing in Leith on Saturday.
Response officers attended the call and quickly administered lifesaving CPR.
A St John Scotland AED (defibrillator) was utilised until emergency service colleagues from the Scottish Ambulance Service arrived,
The man continues to receive treatment at hospital.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “All police officers are trained in emergency first aid using a defibrillator.
“Front line officers regularly utilise first aid skills to help care for the public.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
