Lucinda Dodd was 24 when she had a cardiac arrest in her sleep on Christmas Eve. On this week's Life After Cardiac Arrest podcast, she talks about the version of recovery that nobody has written a leaflet for. Click New podcast episode: The Girl Who Died at Christmas to continue reading on Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK .
Two and a half years after my cardiac arrest, I have just returned from a trip I never dreamed would be possible. A whole month away in Canada, a week of which was entirely off-grid. No contact, no emergency services, no hospital, just me, my box (S-ICD), my best friend and a Toyota 4Runner with ... Read more Click No Signal, No Hospital: Off-Grid After My Cardiac Arrest At 24 to continue reading…
And so…I made it to 10 years! My original post was an account, as best as I could write, of my cardiac arrest and resuscitation in 2017. I have written a few other articles over the years, and I would like to think that by this point I could give some erudite insight into surviving ... Read more Click Life After Life After Cardiac Arrest to continue reading on Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK .
The UK heatwave brings real risks for cardiac arrest survivors. Evidence-based advice on medications, ICDs and staying safe in extreme heat. Click Heatwave and Cardiac Arrest: Staying Safe This Summer to continue reading on Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK .
The Christian Eriksen collapse explained: what an ICD does, why it is not a pacemaker, and how it differs from a heart attack. Click Christian Eriksen’s Collapse: What the Headlines Are Getting Wrong to continue reading on Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK .