CPR

Ambulance control room

Ambulance service handles record 1.5 million 999 calls

Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill, St Albans

Lifesaving story inspires free CPR training sessions in St Albans and Harpenden

Berkhamsted Leisure Centre is hosting free CPR sessions for Restart a Heart Day

Restart a Heart Day: Local leisure centre to host free CPR workshops

Sue Hampshire, Associate Clinical Director for St John Ambulance, has reiterated calls for the public to get involved in the "Save a Life September" campaign.

Learn some lifesaving techniques in September

St John Ambulance has issued choking advice for children under 12 months old.

Easter first aid advice for children over 12 months old from St John Ambulance

From left to right - Ashley James (DJ and broadcaster), Millie Bright (Lioness & Chelsea FC Women's captain), Sharon Gaffka (activist and former Love Island contestant) and Lucy Edwards (social content creator and disability campaigner)

Bust the taboo with the world’s first CPR bra

St John Ambulance in the community

Free life-saving first aid training from St John Ambulance

Alun, Amelia and Emma Evans.

Toddler saved mum's life when she fell into bath during seizure

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Find out how to do CPR with St John's Ambulance

Heartbreaking footage shows 11-month-old moggy Bella hooked up to tubes and a heart monitor after coming into contact with a lily, which are highly poisonous to cats.

Poisoned cat ‘died for 26 minutes’ after brush with popular flower

A book has been created for parents and caregivers - so they can be well-equipped, should they have to perform CPR on a child

A book has been created to teach parents CPR
The parents of a newborn baby who died during cardiac arrest have thrown their support behind a new book aimed at teaching parents CPR
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The Foo Fighters attend the 2011 NME Awards together at the O2 Academy Brixton, London. Photo: PA/Ian West.

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Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, dies aged 54

New TikTok dance is sweeping the internet – to increase awareness about performi...

Over half of people in the UK know how to perform CPR – with many not so confide...

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74-year-old Markyate fitness instructor holds final session after 36 years

Christian Eriksen releases first public message since suffering a cardiac arrest...

HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

Markku Kanerva, Head Coach of Finland and Teemu Pukki of Finland wait on the pitch as Christian Eriksen (Not pictured) of Denmark receives medical treatment during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group B match between Denmark and Finland on June 12, 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen: viewers criticise BBC live coverage after player received CPR...

Fans were visibly distressed by the scenes (Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen stabilised after receiving CPR during Denmark vs Finland

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r...

One in 10 care homes were told to change resuscitation orders for patients (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why the NHS asked care homes not to resuscitate patients during the peak...

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Chest pains aren't the only way that a heart attack can present itself, especially in women (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the unexpected signs of cardiac arrest for women

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Video: TV star Carol Smillie teaches CPR with help of Proclaimers hit

New life-saving role for firefighters in Hemel and Tring

CFRs attend medical emergencies where they live or work

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Pizza Hut remove grapes from menu after tragic death of 2-year-old Jacob Jenkins

Police collect Royal Humane Soc awards

Award for officers who tried to save man’s life

A life cut short: Richard Merriman.

Mum shares her heartbreak following death of son to help others facing the grief...

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