News - Tags: every second counts

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No Time To Wait Or Hesitate – when a heart stops, you cannot afford to do the same - being PREPARED is KEY!

No Time To Wait Or Hesitate – when a heart stops, you cannot afford to do the same - being PREPARED is KEY!

Posted: Sat, 31 Dec 2022

(Thanks to Siobhan at Market Harborough Town FC, Leicestershire for sharing her personal account from this summer when a young person's heart stopped whilst playing football and the emergency actions taken by bystanders which helped to save his life).... Read More »

Tags: AEDs, Bystander intervention saves lives, CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe sport, Joes Mini Heartstart for sports clubs lifesaving training, every second counts, skills for life

Simple Skills Save Lives – JHMT Patron Martin Johnson calls for roll out of CPR training after Eriksen collapse

Simple Skills Save Lives – JHMT Patron Martin Johnson calls for roll out of CPR training after Eriksen collapse

Posted: Thu, 17 Jun 2021

World Cup-winning rugby captain describes incident as 'wake-up call'

Martin Johnson has said the terrifying collapse of Christian Eriksen should be a wake-up call to the dangers of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of learning CPR. Read More »

Tags: 12AWeek, AED, CPR, Leicester, Leicestershire, SADSAwareness, SCA, Skills For Life, YSCD, every second counts, life matters, safer communities

Don’t think, just act! That’s the message of this year’s  SADS Awareness Week 2019

Don’t think, just act! That’s the message of this year’s SADS Awareness Week 2019

Posted: Sun, 29 Sep 2019

TRUSTING your instincts and acting quickly can be vital in a cardiac emergency, so don't think, just act – that's the message for this year's SADS Awareness Week.

SADS Awareness Week will take place from 30 September-4 October. It is organised by local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT). Read More »

Tags: 12AWeek, AED, CPR, Joe's Mini heartstart, SADS Awareness Week, Safer Communities, YSCD, every second counts, heartsafe sport, inherited heart conditions, lifesaver, safer communities

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