Mrs. Sharon Boyle was frantic when her eight-month-old son Taylor lost consciousness and stopped breathing.

But P.c. Scott Drysdale and his girlfriend Ms Dina Fagundo were able to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to get little Taylor breathing again before the ambulance arrived.

And Mrs. Boyle and husband Stephen spent the weekend at Taylor's bedside as he made a full recovery from his ordeal.

A relieved Mrs. Boyle said: "There is such a message here -- that people should know mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. I am going to take a St. John's Ambulance course after this experience.'' The incident happened on Friday evening. Mrs. Boyle and Taylor were at their Tamarind Vale home in Warwick.

Taylor was sitting on the knee of a family friend Mr. Peter Robins. Mrs. Boyle said: "He smiled and hiccoughed and then he just slumped.

"I just picked him up and I could feel he was really hot. I ran outside to see if my next door neighbours could help. Peter immediately phoned 911.

"I was frantic. This car stopped and a man got out. Fortunately he was an off-duty Policeman and he was able to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. His girlfriend was helping him, while a neighbour was talking to me trying to calm me down. I was really upset.'' Mrs. Boyle said she could see some improvement when her son stopped turning blue. The ambulance arrived after about six minutes.

She said: "The ambulance crew and the doctors and nurses at the hospital were great, I really want to thank them.

"I also want to tell people that they should get out of the way when they hear an ambulance coming because someone's life may be at risk. There was a truck in the way of the ambulance when we were going to the hospital. He just would not get out of the way.'' Doctors told Mrs. Boyle that her son had been suffering from a virus which caused him to suddenly lose consciousness.

But yesterday, in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Taylor looked fine, if a little tired, following his experience. Meat manager at the MarketPlace Mr. Boyle said: "He is certainly a lot better. They are keeping him here until Tuesday.

"We have been here with him all the time, in shifts allowing us time to get some rest.'' A hairdresser at Dodds in Hamilton, Mrs. Boyle said: "It was horrific. It just shows how useful mouth-to-mouth is in situations like this. I really want to thank everyone who helped to save Taylor's life.''