- Tom Prichard took over CPR after fan’s cardiac arrest
- Supporter currently ‘stable and responsive’ in hospital
A hospital doctor who performed CPR on a stricken Newcastle United fan has admitted that hearing thousands of Gallowgate End fans chanting “hero” was one of the best moments of his life.
Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur was stopped in the first half for about 20 minutes as it became clear there was a medical emergency in the stands. Tom Prichard, an A&E consultant at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton, was identified as one of the people who helped save the elderly Newcastle fan’s life. He took over performing CPR on the unnamed man who had gone into cardiac arrest.