Cardiac Arrest Recovery Is the Weakest Link – and a New Report Finally Says So
A landmark new report on cardiac arrest recovery shows how survivors are being failed after discharge and why the RCUK Quality Standard must be adopted now.
AED
An automated external defibrillator (AED) delivers an electric shock to restore a normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest. Public access AEDs are critical to improving survival.
From Death Railway to Defibrillator: Frank Pantridge’s Story
As we mark VJ Day, Britain remembers those who endured unimaginable hardship in the Far East during the Second World War. Yet few realise that some of these survivors went on to fight a different battle—one against sudden cardiac arrest—and their wartime experiences directly shaped the life-saving treatments we rely on today. The Railway of … Read more
Do AEDs go to bed? The Circadian Dilemma
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