Cardiopulmonary resuscitation onboard a ship

Sophia Bullard, of the UK P&I Club, in association with Red Square Medical, provides some life-saving advice to crew and office-based staff alike

On 16 October 2021 it was Restart a Heart Day, when the Resuscitation Council UK, the British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance, NHS Ambulance Service and Saving Lives for Scotland worked together to help raise awareness of cardiac arrest and teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In 2019, prior to the pandemic, an incredible 291,000 people were trained in CPR through Restart a Heart Day.