CPR Hero

Meet some of our 2025 CPR Heroes

Discover some of the incredible stories of our CPR Heroes who bravely stepped in to help save a life from cardiac arrest.

Know a CPR Hero? Find out how to nominate someone for the award.

Hannah and Polly Cooke

Hannah was woken by the barking of her golden retriever, Polly, who was alerting her that her husband Adam was having a heart attack. Hannah immediately called 999 and performed lifesaving CPR until the ambulance arrived.

Andy Palmer

After having a sudden cardiac arrest while working at PureGym, Andy would then perform lifesaving CPR and defibrillation to a fellow gym member just 18 months later, in a remarkable twist of fate.

Jim Stuart-Young

Gemma’s life was saved by her husband Jim after she had a cardiac arrest during a family skiing holiday in Austria. Thanks to Jim’s CPR training through his work, he immediately recognised the emergency and performed CPR for around 20 minutes until paramedics arrived from Innsbruck Hospital.

Nominate a CPR Hero

Who can I nominate?

Our CPR Hero awards recognise brave people who have stepped in to give the gift of life when it mattered most. Perhaps they performed CPR on a family member, or used a defibrillator on a colleague or stranger.

You can nominate anyone who, through their quick thinking and heroic actions, has saved a life or played a vital role in helping save a life, in a cardiac emergency.

We reserve the right to close CPR Hero nominations at any time.

Nominate a CPR Hero

What happens after I submit a nomination?

Your nomination

All nominations will undergo a review process by our awards panel to check eligibility and consider your nominee for any other relevant Heart Hero Awards categories.

This process can take a few months, so don't worry if you do not hear back from us for a little while. We will be in touch about your CPR Hero nomination.

Winners and acknowledgments

Each CPR Hero will receive a special acknowledgement from BHF in recognition for their amazing lifesaving achievement.

Winners will be encouraged to share their award publicly and may be contacted with the option to feature in BHF promotional activity (including media, etc).