CPR

Former footballer Fabrice Muamba has praised the vital work of the Red Sky Foundation.

Fabrice Muamba's amazing video for Sunderland charity

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

Staff and pupils present a cheque to the Red Sky Foundation founder Sergio Petrucci (front centre).

School raises nearly £2,000 for the Red Sky Foundation

The Foo Fighters attend the 2011 NME Awards together at the O2 Academy Brixton, London. Photo: PA/Ian West.

Foo Fighters tease new music following death of drummer Taylor Hawkins

(from left) Kirsty Steele, Sergio Petrucci, mother Demi-Leigh Darling and Keith Steele

Family raises £4,500 for Red Sky Foundation in tribute to baby girl

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

Reindeer dashers on the start line with Wishee Washee and Samson the cat.

Christmas arrives at the Bridges as Reindeer Dash returns

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...

Allan Scott 58 (left) with PureGym staff (left to right) Dan Knott, Andrew Boal-Wallace and Gary Lee who used the defibrillator Alan and Andrew are holding to save his life.

Picture by FRANK REID

Watch grandfather meet the three men who saved his life at gym

A South Hylton Primary Academy pupil practising delivering CPR.

Children learn how to become life savers at local GP surgery

St Mary Magdalen's R C Primary School pupil Claudia Collings, 11 fundraised to get a defibrillator fitted at the school with help from headteacher Andrea Goodwin, mother Eloise Collings and Prof Michael Norton.

Schoolgirl who dreams to be doctor raises money for school defibrillator

The Northern Spire bridge is one of seven landmarks to be lit up red to raise awareness of the importance of CPR training and community access to defibrillators.

Land marks to be illuminated red to raise awareness of defibrillator access

Red Sky Foundation's Sergio Petrucci and Bridge's Centre Manager Karen Eve, with the Wishing Well.

Bridges centre teams up with Red Sky Foundation to develop musical wishing well
Shoppers will be serenaded by a musical wishing well after a donation is made in Sunderland’s Bridges shopping centre thanks to a partnership with heart charity Red Sky Foundation.

Megan and son Elijah accepting her award

Seaham mum receives award for life-saving efforts

The world's tallest basketball player Paul "Tiny" Sturgess, who is also thought to be the UK's tallest man, visits Fatfield Academy to talk about his career and embracing diversity.

Worlds tallest basketball player inspires children to embrace being different

Pupils from Southmoor Academy learning vital life-saving CPR.

Pupils learn vital CPR following fundraising to purchase five defibrillators

Hetton Lyons Primary School pupils with NHS Careers Programme Coordinator, Laura Watkins, outside the Melissa bus.

Pupils learn vital life-saving skills as NHS education bus rolls into town

Frank with the NEAS team who saved his life

Cardiac arrest victim meets his rescuers at Nissan

Helen, Steven and Isaac with GNAAS staff Andy Mawon, Marcus Johnson and Keith Armatage

Little Issac Hoey raises funds for air ambulance which saved his life

Coun Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council (front left) and Sergio Petrucci (front right) and announce the partnership between the Red Sky Foundation and this year's Sunderland City Runs

Red Sky Foundation becomes official charity partner for Sunderland City Runs

PC Christopher Seymour, Sgt Alex Gibson and PC Kersha Russell

Police officers receive award for saving man who attempted to take his own life

Red Sky Foundation founder Sergio Petrucci with new mascot Miss Beats at the Stadium of Light

Red Sky Foundation donates life saving defibrillator to Stadium of Light

Alan Young

Family tell of 'super helpful' man's roof fall tragedy

Former Sunderland striker Charlie Wyke

Charlie Wyke reveals Wigan boss and doctor saved his life
Charlie Wyke has said that he hopes to return to competitive football next year, and has thanked his Wigan Athletic manager Leam Richardson for helping to save his life last week.

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

'Serious medical incident' takes place outside Stadium of Light

Sergio Petrucci, founder of the Red Sky Foundation.

North East heart charity's plea after fan collapsed at Newcastle match

Staff at the Freeman Hospital arranged for Andy's daughter Emma to come along on her wedding day so he didn't miss out on seeing her.

Sunderland gym owner saves the life of a dad who was having a heart attack

Community Support Officerss Michael Burrows and Jayne Rudd.

Crime-fighting pair hailed as heroes for saving woman's life

PC Mary-Anne Hutchison, Karl Harrison and PC Chris Handalage.

Nissan worker saves life of 76-year-old cyclist after he suffered cardiac arrest

Denmark's Christian Eriksen controls the ball during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)

Charity founder stresses the need for more AEDs locally after Eriksen collapse

Sunderland RNLI were called following reports of a man in the water near Wearmouth Bridge.

Sunderland coastguard recovers man from water near Wearmouth Bridge

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

Denmark and Finland's match in Copenhagen paled into insignificance after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.

Director explains reasoning behind Eriksen footage

Christian Eriksen of Denmark. Picture: Friedemann Vogel - Pool/Getty Images.

Support for Denmark's Christian Eriksen after Euros collapse

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

Amy Donaldson and Lee Stephenson are making plans for their wedding as he recovered from a cardiac arrest in March last year.

Sunderland man saved by CPR after cardiac arrest at 31 urges champions first aid

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...

Traffic queuing on Stawberry Bank after the accident

Driver fights for life after Sunderland crash

Traffic collision on Leechmere Road. Picture: Rachel Whellans.

Man left in 'life-threatening condition' after collision

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...

Victoria Leighton, Manager at the Donwell House Care Home, with President Ronnie Monaghan and Fidelma de Faoite from Washington Forge Rotary, and Billy Broad from Gentoo

The group on mission to save lives

Megan James, 19, with son Elijah James, two.

Heroic young mum performs CPR after man takes ill in Seaham

The man died on Tuesday, June 23, after a cardiac arrest.

Tributes after man suffers cardiac arrest and dies in Sunderland street

Sunderland's senior coroner ruled that the death of Lee Turnbull was down to a "toxic combination of alcohol and drugs".

'Toxic combination of alcohol and drugs' killed man found collapsed in car park

There are reports of a police incident on the Metro network in South Tyneside on Tuesday, June 23.

Man pronounced dead after ambulance call-out to Sunderland street

First year Sunderland University paramedic student Shannon Barthram

Sunderland student paramedic puts life-saving training to use

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