Survivor Paul Swindell hosts the Life After Cardiac Arrest (LACA) podcast, informal conversations with people whose lives have been affected by a cardiac arrest, whether that be as a survivor, co-survivor (partner, lifesaver) or health professional. The podcast aims to give insight, information and hope to any others going through this life-changing event.
A cardiac arrest is when someone’s heart stops beating due to an electrical malfunction. It’s different from a heart attack, which is a “plumbing” problem, although a heart attack causes many cardiac arrests.
Someone in cardiac arrest could be said to be clinically dead, and if no intervention is made, they will, unfortunately, stay that way and die. In the UK, only 8% survive this event, and with an estimated 250 taking place each day, there is a growing number of survivors.
A thriving peer support community – Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK – has grown out of the need for more information and help for survivors and their families post-discharge. The NHS and chain of survival are doing remarkable things in helping people survive but unfortunately, the system hasn’t yet caught up with the problems that survivors and their families are experiencing after this life-changing event.
If you have been affected by a Sudden Cardiac Arrest, come and join over a thousand others in our Facebook group.
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Where to listen
You can listen to the podcast through Apple, Google, Spotify, Tune In, the player below and on most good podcast players.
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