A Victorian MP has saved a man's life, resuscitating him on the street after he collapsed in front of him.
Essendon MP Danny Pearson was waiting to enter a meeting with residents at a Flemington public housing estate, when the drama unfolded last week.
Mr Pearson said he saw the man had collapsed and rushed over to find someone had called 000 but nobody was trying resuscitate him.
"I saw him on his back and thought that doesn't look good," he said.
"He wasn't breathing and started to turn blue."
Mr Pearson then started doing chest compressions on the man and mouth-to-mouth in an attempt to get him breathing again. The 000 operator described in detail how to resuscitate the man, who looked to be in his 40s.
"The operator was fantastic. She was very calm and focused," he said.
"She just walked me right through, stepped me through the whole process."
Mr Pearson looked up to find Housing and Mental Health Minister Martin Foley's "worried face", having arrived for the housing meeting.
Paramedics arrived within minutes and began treating the man.
Mr Pearson then left to attend the meeting.
He said Mr Foley checked in with him later that day to make sure he was coping after the dramatic incident.
Mr Pearson said he had done some first-aid training when he was younger but the incident highlighted the importance of learning those basic skills.
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