Sudden cardiac arrest in the young and the simple screening to avoid them
The shocking stats - Cardiac arrest doesn’t only happen to old people. Every week in the UK, 12 seemingly fit and healthy young people, aged...
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Heart attacks and cardiac arrests: What’s the difference?
Heart attacks can happen to anyone, of any age. Although they are more likely to occur in older people. In the UK there are over...
All about heart health
Everything you need to know about heart health from cardiac arrest and CPR, to heart attacks and high blood pressure. The heart is one of...
Heart health and emergencies
Everything you need to know about heart health from cardiac arrest and CPR, to heart attacks and high blood pressure. The heart is one of...
Heart attack – what you need to know
Heart attack - what you need to know: Around 80,000 people are admitted to hospital following a heart attack. The earlier someone seeks help if...
A defibrillator saved Eriksen’s life
A defibrillator saved Eriksen’s life – Do YOU know where to find your nearest defibrillator? Don’t let the one you love be the one you...
Would you use a public access defibrillator?
All around the country - in health centres, schools and even old phone boxes - public access defibrillators are being installed to help people treat...
Defibrillators in communities save lives
'If people suffer a cardiac attest, they need to be treated with a defibrillator or meaningful CPR within four to five minutes to increase their...
Not-so-super calcium pills?
Calcium pills, which are taken by around five million people in the UK, are popular among those who don't get enough calcium in their diet. However, there...
