Given the low probability of surviving an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, who wouldn’t feel somehow special to survive? Survivorship Bias Yet, as survivors, we tend to overlook the broader perspective of sudden cardiac death as we focus on our specialness. Turns out this is a cognitive bias that’s been labelled “survivorship bias“. It’s not an … Read more
We’ve been approached by NHS England in collaboration with GoodSAM to find some survivors for a promotional video they will be making. Read on if you’re interested in helping out… Background We know that our survival rate for out of hospital cardiac arrest is at around 8.6% which is significantly lower than for populations in … Read more
The Grandfather It was early on a freezing morning in January 1937. Having survived 4 years of World War 1 and several as a serving soldier, Joseph had left the Army in 1931. He settled with his wife and four children in Surrey, the eldest was 17, the youngest 9. Today, aged 43, he was … Read more