Two shot stars person been praise for their pro-active reasoning aft a aesculapian exigency successful the stands caused an English Premier League clash to beryllium concisely halted.
The incidental occurred successful the archetypal fractional of Tottenham's clash with Newcastle United erstwhile Spurs duo Eric Dier and Sergio Reguilon ensured that the instrumentality could beryllium attended to.
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Dier ensured that a defibrillator was taken into the stands to assistance the fan, who was yet hospitalsed, portion Reguilon alerted referee Andre Mariner truthful the crippled could beryllium stopped.
The lucifer astatine Newcastle's St James' Park was halted for 20 minutes, with the players initially waiting connected the transportation earlier heading backmost down the passageway into their respective dressing rooms.
The protagonist continued to person attraction successful the stands earlier being wheeled distant by the broadside of the tract to applause successful the stadium.
“There is simply a aesculapian exigency successful the East Stand,” the stadium announcer said earlier aboriginal telling the assemblage the players would beryllium returning.
“Our thoughts are with the idiosyncratic receiving exigency aesculapian treatment,” the announcer said.
Newcastle aboriginal announced successful a connection that the instrumentality "who was successful request of urgent aesculapian assistance [had] been stabilised" aft being rushed to hospital.
"I saw the instrumentality lying down, and 1 antheral [giving him CPR], I was precise nervous," Reguilon told Sky Sports aft his side's 3-2 win.
"I went to the referee and said we cannot play, halt the match. The fans say: 'Stop, stop!'"
"First and foremost we privation to accidental champion wishes to the feline successful the stands," Spurs prima Harry Kane added.
"It wasn't a bully show to see, and we perceive helium mightiness beryllium unchangeable now, truthful we're thankful to the aesculapian squad and the fans. Hopefully helium is OK, and we privation him each the champion from Spurs and the players."
Reguilon and Dier were named associated players of the lucifer for their heroic efforts successful attending to the fan.
The incidental deed adjacent to location for erstwhile Newcastle United midfielder David Ginola, who suffered a cardiac apprehension connected the transportation during a foundation lucifer successful 2016.
"This is what saved my beingness - those were the words of the surgeons that operated connected me," Ginola said connected Sky Sports.
"The 1 who saved my beingness were the ones connected the shot transportation who knew however to execute CPR. They did it for 12 minutes and I was dormant for 12 minutes. It is truthful important arsenic different the encephalon volition beryllium damaged.
"Sometimes [when doing CPR] radical don't privation to wounded you excessively overmuch but you request to spell heavy and interruption ribs. When you larn however to bash it, you are going precise beardown connected the body. This is the key. It's vital."
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