Police officers performed CPR on a man after he collapsed near Old Trafford following United's clash against Liverpool, a witness says. A woman, who asked not to be named, said cops rushed to help the man, who fell ill on Railway Road near the Red's stadium, following United's 2-1 victory over Liverpool last week.
She said she heard young men shouting for help after finding the man unresponsive. The woman said she watched from her window as officers ran over 'within seconds'.
"Within a couple of seconds there was a whole crowd of them," she told the Manchester Evening News . "And then literally for the next probably half an hour these police officers were taking turns to give this man CPR.
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"I know its part of their job, but I thought it would be nice for them to be recognised for what they did. They put a lot of time and effort into helping him."
A GMP spokesperson said the officers in question were given feedback from senior clinicians who attended the incident. Cops' CPR efforts were 'brilliant' and 'high quality', force bosses said.
The woman praised the officers for their rapid response and commitment to helping the man, who was later taken away in an ambulance.
"I know they were doing their jobs but I feel a courageous act like this from Manchester's finest should be commended," she said.
A GMP spokesperson said: "The senior clinicians who attended the cardiac arrest at the end of the game gave some feedback to the officers who provided the CPR.
"The officers who'd got on scene first had delivered a shock through an AED and secured airway with an i-gel. Their CPR was brilliant and high quality and the officers there made it much easier for medical staff to extricate the patient as they helped move kit and people and kept rotating themselves amongst CPR."
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