All news on the topic: Cardiac arrest

Scarlett Hack, from Sydney, Australia, had 'very little chance of survival' after her heart stopped suddenly and she was dashed to hospital to have an internal defibrillator fitted

Doctor Melanie Hamilton was on her way home after working at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and noticed others surrounding Grant Williams who was 'fighting for his life' in the street

Oscar Stuebe was playing a Little League game in Lake Worth, Florida when he suffered from commotio cordis, the same rare condition that nearly killed NFL star Damar Hamlin

The Mirror has been campaigning for a law change to get defibrillators installed in all public places, with the devices providing a short electric shock to jolt the heart back into its rhythm

Emergency services and volunteers with Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team (OVMRT) dashed to a footpath by Great Orme above Llandudno, a seaside town in Clwyd, north Wales

Sarah Healey's family was left devastated for a second time in just days, when she suddenly became ill and had a suspected heart attack while reading the eulogy at her father-in-law's funeral

Mum-of-four Instagram star Mila de Jesus, 35, shot to fame after having weight loss surgery which transformed her life 13 years ago. Many of her 58.5k fans have been leaving tributes

Mum-of-three Kirsty Bortoft, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, suffered a cardiac arrest and was put into a coma. She has explained what happened during the 40 minutes she was 'dead'

When a taxi driver found David Clarke "in distress" in Liverpool city centre after he suffered a cardiac arrest, he stopped and desperately started CPR on the man

Sarah Katz for years successfully managed her heart condition. But after drinking a Charged Lemonade drink, she tragically went into cardiac arrest and died. The drink’s producers are now being sued

Knowing what to do if someone collapses in sudden cardiac arrest is something we should all take seriously, which is why St John Ambulance has come up with the three life-saving ‘Ps’ to help you deal with an emergency

Jamie Rees suffered a cardiac arrest on New Year’s Day in 2022, shortly after watching a firework display with friends, and despite their best efforts he passed away

Dr Jared Nelson was tragically widowed and left with two children - one of them newborn - after his wife’s death last Christmas. This is his heartbreaking story

Mum-of-three Melissa Kinsella suffered a cardiac arrest while on holiday in Turkey in May and was then pronounced dead only hours after landing back home in Merseyside

Mother-of-three Melissa Kinsella complained she felt like she was 'dying' before she then had a massive seizure and cardiac arrest while waiting to fly home from Turkey

Dayana Loy de Oliveira Freire has died at just 25-years-old after she had a cardiac arrest while getting liposuction in Goiânia, Brazil, following complications during surgery

Jack Barnes died seven weeks after being restrained by four men who were staff members subcontracted by Metrolink public transport staff on the Manchester tram system

St John Ambulance welcomed Mirror writer Amber O'Connor to observe a first aid training course, where she learned a range of life-saving skills including some she didn't realise she was lacking

Taylor Wilson, from Brierley Hill, West Midlands, shows off his impressive CPR skills, which his aunty, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, taught him so he's ready to act

Women will feel breathless in the day before, whereas men will feel chest pains, according to a new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Actor Shiv Grewal went into cardiac arrest and 'died' for seven minutes - since his recovery he has started painting what he saw in the afterlife

Staffordshire PC Jack Reay, 26, went into cardiac arrest while on holiday with friends in Mallorca, with tributes describing him as a "ray of sunshine who was popular with his colleagues"

Karen Sutton lost her husband of 13 years, Simon, in September 2016 - but has now found a new relationship, and is helping others who have been through the same grief she has

Ian Downs has backed a campaign by Recycle Your Electricals which is designed to ultimately save lives thanks to the creation of new healthcare equipment - like defibrillators

Melissa Kinsella, from Moreton in Merseyside, was just 30 when she tragically suffered a fatal heart attack while on holiday with her partner and their three kids in Antalya, Turkey