If your heart stopped beating during a cardiac arrest, were you dead? Modern resuscitation capabilities force us to reevaluate what it really means to die. For cardiac arrest survivors, the fact that your heart stopped for minutes but you are now alive again profoundly challenges assumptions about the finality of death. Your extraordinary experience crossing … Read more
For those who have survived a cardiac arrest, a long and winding road of rehabilitation lies ahead. Emerging research provides some guideposts on what survivors may expect during the recovery process regarding regaining function, independence, and quality of life. Light at the End of the Tunnel A recent study published in JAMA Neurology offered a … Read more
In a recent session at the House of Lords, the topic of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest took centre stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff started the session by asking His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve outcomes in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative) represented the government and responded to … Read more