Prince Charles performs CPR on a dummy hospital visit

October 26, 2016

The 67-year-old monarch revealed his first aid skills on a dummy
Was on visit to St Mary’s Hospital in London to celebrate medical staff
The Prince’s technique was spot on, according to Naomi Hosking

Bianca London for MailOnline

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07:30 EST, 26 October 2016

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The Prince of Wales proved that he’s the man you’d want present in an emergency as he demonstrated his CPR skills during a hospital visit on Wednesday.

The 67-year-old monarch revealed his first aid skills during a visit to St Mary’s Hospital in London’s Paddington, where he was celebrating some of the nurses and medical workers from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust who have been nominated for Nursing Times Awards.

Charles did not let the fact that he was smartly dressed in a pinstripe suit stop him from clasping his hands and pushing down firmly on the mock patient’s chest.

Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Team practitioner Naomi Hosking shows the Prince of Wales how to perform chest compression on a resuscitation training mannequin, during his tour of St Mary’s Hospital in London

The Prince’s technique was spot on, according to Naomi Hosking, a senior sister who specialises in outreach and resuscitation, who performed a demonstration for the royal visitor.

She said: ‘He did well because he made the forehead light up, which is quite tricky to do. That means he had good technique – he had good depth and good speed.

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‘He said he is patron of the British Red Cross and had done some training with them.

‘Vinnie Jones used Stayin’ Alive for the British Heart Foundation film but when I learnt we used Nellie the Elephant.’

Prince Charles was at St Mary’s Hospital in London to celebrate the achievements of nurses shortlisted for the Nursing Times Awards

Naomi Hosking, a senior sister who specialises in outreach and resuscitation, said that the 67-year-old’s technique was ‘spot on’ as she performed a demonstration for the royal visitor

Speaking about the monarch’s technique, she said: ‘He did well because he made the forehead light up, which is quite tricky to do’

During his visit, the Prince met Abby Harper-Payne, a clinical research nurse nominated in the Rising Star category, who treats a lot of victims of gang violence.

He also met Louise Savine, a tissue viability lead nurse, who, along with her colleagues, has developed an app which allows the real-time monitoring of bedsores.

Ms Savine, nominated with the tissue viability team for the Technology and Data in Nursing award, said the Prince revealed that the Queen Mother had appreciated the antibacterial qualities of honey: ‘He said his grandmother used honey on her ulcers.’

According to the expert, Charles had a good technique and a ‘good depth and good speed’

During his visit, the Prince met Abby Harper-Payne, a clinical research nurse nominated in the Rising Star category, who treats a lot of victims of gang violence

The Prince of Wales meets cancer patient Vincent Keating, 56, during his tour of St Mary’s Hospital in London, to celebrate the achievements of nurses shortlisted for the Nursing Times Awards