GMB's Dr Hilary reveals he advised Kate Garraway to call an ambulance after speaking to Derek Draper on the phone
June 05, 2020 - 06:47 BST Andrea Caamano Dr Hilary Jones has opened up about the moment he spoke to Derek Draper on the phone and advised his wife and Good Morning Britain colleague Kate Garraway to call an ambulance.
Speaking to Ben Shephard and Ranvir Singh on Friday's show, he recalled:"I spoke to Kate and Derek and he had been deteriorating, his symptoms weren't typical by any means, and Kate was worried. Of course she calls her colleague at work and very, very happy to help in those situations as I have in the past.
"All I asked him to do was to hold his breath and see how long he could hold it for without becoming uncomfortable and it was less than 10 seconds and I said to Kate, 'Look, this is the time to call an ambulance, he is breathless, significantly breathless'," he told the presenter and viewers. "And that's when he was admitted and I've been in touch with her since, and she has been so strong, so supportive of the NHS and everything they've done and they've done a remarkable job but he is still very poorly, and we send our love and support," he added.
"You and I and Ranvir we would be able to hold our breath for a minute," Dr Hilary revealed."Under ten seconds was significantly abnormal, and whilst it's not a diagnostic test in any way it was a reason to send him to hospital straight away."
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