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Associated Links What is a coronary vasospasm with prolonged QT. The American Heart Association Two TV interviews featuring Brooke’s story. * Virginia mom who suffered sudden cardiac arrest: ‘It can truly happen to anyone’ Brooke’s Acknowledgements To my husband Rob, my real-life hero: thank you so much for fighting so hard to save me. Thank you for giving me a second chance to be with our beautif...

Associated Links What is a PEA cardiac arrest ? What is an ECMO machine? What is a scintillating scotoma ? * Usually temporary as described by Wikipedia, but Sarah has this permanently, disrupting her ability to read music or comfortably see grids and other geometric patterns. What is antiphospholipid syndrome ? Sarah’s Acknowledgements My colleagues in the Edmonds College English Language Acquisi...

Peter’s Links Totnes Diving Club Dawlish Leisure Centre Associated Links What is a left bundle branch block What is a cardioversion What is a cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillator Peter’s acknowledgements Steve, Chris and Ollie, who pulled me out of the pool and started CPR. Harrison and Maria the lifeguards who carried on with CPR, AED and called the ambulance . The ambulance crews who...

News coverage at the time of Clinton’s event News article about Clinton’s parkrun being gifted grant money for a defibrillator and CPR training. Clinton’s Links Clinton’s running club: Mornington Peninsula Athletics Club Cardiac Arrest Parkrun: Berwick Springs Local Parkrun now: Gardiners Creek Clinton’s savior: David Cunningham Cardiac Athletes Disclaimer The content provided in this episode, on...

Miriam Gent had just retrained as a GP and was getting stuck into her new role. One night, during a tea break and a chat with a colleague on shift in a rural Scottish A&E, she collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest. In this episode, she tells her survival story. Show Notes Miriam’s causes Walk for Hearts - BHF Heartstart - information for schools - Save a Life for Scotland Miriam’s recommended rea...

Show Notes * Cheltenham parkrun , my local one too. * Forrest presenting at the parkrun Research Board (his section starts at 19:58 but the entire hour is well worth a watch, especially the segment from Forrest’s cardiologist.) * Local coverage of Forrest’s event from 2017 * Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s article about Forrest (with interview) * What is a stent? (British Heart Foundation si...

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