Paul Swindell

After our first meet-up in February 2015, I realised I was not alone. It was the first time since my cardiac arrest the previous year that I had spoken face-to-face with someone who had experienced what I had. This was also true for my wife, who also happened to be my lifesaver. From that meet-up, the idea of SCA UK was born. Since then, we have achieved a considerable amount, primarily providing information, resources and support to others in a similar situation but also raising the profile of survivorship and the need for better post-discharge care. We are starting to get traction in this, and with the formation of the charity, I genuinely believe we have a bright future ahead and will make a significant difference in the lives of many who join our ranks.

Returning to work

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Returning to work after a major trauma like a Sudden Cardiac Arrest can be a very difficult thing to gauge and over the years there have been quite a few posts in our group about this subject. Brain injury One of the major issues that SCA survivors have that perhaps many other cardiac patients don’t … Read more

An AED for the masses?

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If you had read the Business Leader article last Friday you might have been forgiven for thinking they were trying to pull an April Fools prank. But no, the story is true and at last someone is producing a defibrillator that is targeted where it is needed most – in the home, and at a … Read more