PRESS CALL: AMBULANCE SERVICE VOLUNTEERS TRAIN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN LIFE SAVING CPR

WHAT -

300 school children at St Josephs will be trained in lifesaving skills as part of a North East Ambulance Service Restart a Heart initiative to reach 3,500 people during next week.

To mark the national Restart a Heart Day, staff and volunteers from North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) will be visiting schools across the region to train young people in CPR.  Hospital trusts are joining in to train non clinical staff and members of the public at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, Sunderland Royal Infirmary, South Tyneside and James Cook hospital in Middlesbrough.

WHO -

Alex Wheeler, Community Development Officer at NEAS

2 NEAS paramedics – Chris Fisher and Morris Kitcat

School representative and pupils

WHEN -

Tuesday, 16 October 2017. 11.30am

WHERE -

St Joseph’s RC Middle School, Highford Lane, Hexham, NE46 2DD

If you would like to attend, please contact the NEAS press office on 0191 430 2099 or 07759 918672 so we can ensure you are able to obtain access.