A BRAVE schoolboy gave first aid to his mum after she collapsed due to chronic heart failure.

Aged just six, Cayden Mcauley had learned some basics from nurses at the hospital where his mum, Lyndsey, is a patient.

His swift action saved his mum's life and, she says, he will always be her "hero".

Lyndsey said: “I have chronic heart failure and since the day I was discharged from hospital with my diagnosis, Cayden has been hands-on in making sure I am always OK.

"The incident when I passed out must have been very scary for him. He says it felt like a lifetime in trying to get help.

"If it wasn’t for his actions and calm approach in knowing what to do, it could have been a very different ending.

"I literally owe my life to him and he will always be my hero.”

Cayden, now eight, is now backing St Andrew’s First Aid’s public petition to provide primary school children with the opportunity to learn life saving first aid skills.

In April 2016, Lyndsey fell unconscious while walking to the shops with him.

Having learned some basic first aid from the nurses at the hospital where his mother is a regular inpatient, Cayden managed to sit her up against a wall.

He used his own jacket to keep her warm and, unable to unlock his mum’s phone, sought the help of a passing taxi driver to call an ambulance.

Since then, Cayden, from the East End, has gone on to learn CPR.

He said: “With mum’s condition, it is really important to me to know what to do if something happens to her.

"I feel a lot more confident having the first aid skills that I have learned.

"It would be great if other children had the opportunity to learn first aid too, so that they could help other people or members of their family, should they ever need it.”

Lyndsey added: “To me, St Andrew’s First Aid’s petition is both really positive and really important.

"It would be a great thing if younger children across Scotland had the opportunity to learn vital first aid skills, which could help save a life.

Anyone wishing to sign the petition and support Cayden and St Andrew’s First Aid’s campaign, can see www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/firstaidprimaryschools

The petition is open until December 6, 2018.