Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) keeps blood circulating during cardiac arrest until a defibrillator or paramedics arrive. Bystander CPR dramatically improves survival.
Guest post by Councillor Ryk Downes Friday January 22nd 2016 started out as any other day. It was day 114 of my ‘run every day’ streak running challenge where I had committed to running a minimum of 10K a day, every day. My body had adapted well and had got used to my daily 50-60-minute … Read more
Like many others on this site, I was found and saved by the person who loves me. Who called the ambulance at 4 am and who had the sense to perform CPR in the half light of waking from a sound sleep. Who visited me all day every day no matter what. Who fed me … Read more
I made a comment earlier today on a group post about how most of us would class ourselves as being lucky, but on reflection, it’s not quite as simple as that. Whilst the majority succumb to the fatal embrace of the grim reaper, we the few, have experienced varying degrees of good fortune. Perhaps most … Read more