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BBC · May 28, 2025

Nurse backs CPR skills after Wembley fan collapse

Brian Soulsby, pictured with son Ben, who attended the play-off final with his family, helped a man in distressA nurse who revived a fellow football fan who collapsed at Wembley has urged others "to learn CPR" in the hope of saving more lives.

Brian Soulsby, who attended Saturday's Championship play-off final with his family, spotted "someone in distress" as the crowd celebrated Sunderland's first goal.

Mr Soulsby, who works as a nurse practitioner at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, said: "I've never preformed CPR in my clinical practice role in over 20 years but I'm very glad I had the training."

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