Life-saving training is being offered at The Mall Norwich by EEAS Norfolk Community Responders and the East of England Ambulance Service.

The event, held on White Lion Square on level one of The Mall, is part of a public awareness campaign to teach people how to deal with heart attack victims.

Shoppers can take advantage of CPR and defibrillation training, non-stop CPR demonstrations, free NHS health checks and a chance to talk to paramedics, representatives from Community HeartBeat Trust and Cardiac Science.

Screenings of short films and pamphlets will be on offer to help answer questions about the event on February 12 and 13.

Early intervention in cardiac arrests can raise survival chances by up to 60pc.