A civil servant who suffered a cardiac arrest at work has thanked his colleagues and NEAS A civil servant who suffered a cardiac arrest at the gym at work has reunited with his colleagues and North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to say thank you for saving his life. Joe McIlwraith started his day at work…
A football fan from Fleet has been thanked for saving a fellow supporter’s life. Ian Pearse jumped into action when he spotted a West Ham United supporter collapse outside Wembley Stadium. Ian Perry, 73, and his son, Wayne, were queuing outside the ground minutes before kick-off in the Carabao Cup tie between their beloved Hammers and Tottenham Hotspur when…
Eight lifesaving pieces of equipment have been placed in the heart of the community in Burton, South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire thanks to Central England Co-operative. The society has installed eight defibrillators across the area as part of a scheme that will see hundreds of the lifesaving devices put in place at outlets across…
iPAD has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for their national campaign with The FA to install lifesaving defibrillators at grassroots and amateur football clubs throughout England. A dedicated website http://www.footballdefibs.org has been set up so that all FA grass roots clubs that meet the requirements can apply for a defibrillator package, the cost of which is being…