An A&E doctor has for a second time this season performed CPR on a collapsed fan at a football game.
In October, an off-duty Dr Tom Prichard helped restart a fan's heart after they collapsed in the stands at Newcastle United's ground St James' Park.
Last night Dr Prichard was working for Middlesbrough FC's medical team when an elderly man collapsed in the stands at Ewood Park during a game against Blackburn Rovers.
The Rovers supporter, who was situated in the lower tier of the Jack Walker Stand, took ill midway through the second half.
With the help of Middlesbrough physiotherapist Chris Moseley, CPR was carried out, before the man was transferred to an ambulance and then hospital.
Dr Tom Prichard helped a collapsed Blackburn Rovers fan at Ewood Park last night
The game - which Blackburn won 1-0 - was halted for 12 minutes while the emergency was handled.
In a statement, Blackburn praised both club medical teams for treating the man, adding that he was later "alert and stable."
Play was stopped for 12 minutes while the fan was treated
Speaking after the game, Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray said:
"It was mentioned in the dressing room, the whole team were asking after him.
"This club is a very caring club about the community and we'll be doing everything we can to support the gentleman and his family and we wish him well."
While he was on duty for yesterday's game, Dr Prichard was just a fan at a match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur four months ago.
During that match he saw that someone had collapsed in a nearby row of seats.
Dr Prichard, who works at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, praised the St John's Ambulance crew and paramedics who "got the (defibrillator) pads on as quickly as they could". He also praised a fan for starting CPR early.
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