Practical information and guidance for cardiac arrest survivors — covering ICDs, medications, driving, returning to work, travel and everyday life with a heart condition.
Surviving a cardiac arrest is nothing short of miraculous. Yet for many survivors, the emotional journey that follows can feel overwhelming and confusing. If you find yourself crying more often than before, experiencing unexpected tears, or feeling emotionally fragile, you’re not alone. These feelings are not only normal but incredibly common among cardiac arrest survivors. … Read more
The town of Benfleet, home to Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK, on the Essex Riviera, is perhaps not the first place one would expect to find a nexus of cutting-edge medical debate. Yet, like many towns and cities across the UK, it grapples with a quiet but pressing concern: the accessibility of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). … Read more
On returning from parkrun, I popped into a local Community First Responders open morning. I told the CFRs about SCA UK, and running came up because I was in my parkrun gear. I mentioned how many survivors in the group had had their SCA whilst running, cycling or doing some other energetic activity. He quipped, … Read more