Wales international footballer Tom Lockyer has shown BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) he has had fitted in his chest. The Luton Town defender, 29, collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League match against Bournemouth in December. ICDs are designed to restart the heart instantly in case … Read more
In 2011, 12-year-old Oliver died when his heart stopped during a school swimming lesson. He had an undiagnosed heart condition. His father Mark King started the Oliver King Foundation and campaigned for all schools in England to have defibrillators. With help from some of Oliver’s school friends and former footballer Jamie Carragher, Mr King’s mission … Read more
Gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downie have joined a campaign calling for a new national database of defibrillators after their brother died from a cardiac arrest last year. Josh, aged 24, died suddenly while playing cricket from an undiagnosed heart condition. Source link
Sutherland, who worked for NWAS from 1996 to 2019, went to ambulance stations in Bootle and Kirkby in Merseyside and in Runcorn, Cheshire, overnight on 11 February 2020, wearing a paramedic uniform and using a pin code to gain access, the court heard. Source link
The device – which gives a high-energy electric shock to the heart – helped save the player’s life. Source link
Mark King is campaigning for better access to defibrillators, after his 12-year-old son died having suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Mr King showed BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty how to use life-saving equipment saying: “You cannot misuse a defibrillator.” Source link
Danish Soccer Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest During Euro Match June 14, 2021 Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped beating after he fell to the ground during a Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday, Danish team doctor Morten Boesen said. “Well, he was gone,” Boesen said, according to The Wall Street … Read more