Signposting
We have brought together a selection of websites with useful information about heart attacks and cardiac arrests. Please click the links below to be taken to the external web pages.
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Always speak with your GP if you have concerns for your health or the health of a loved one. A website is no replacement for talking to a medical professional.
Cardiac arrest awareness - external websites (UK only)
NHS Heart Attacks & Cardiac Arrests
Overview, symptoms and causes of a heart attack and cardiac arrest and how to act immediately.
British Heart Foundation
1. The symptoms and causes of a cardiac arrest and the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/conditions/cardiac-arrest
2. The Circuit is a UK national defibrillator network, providing a nationwide overview of where defibrillators can be found. You can register your defibrillator here or search for your closest one.
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Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
CRY prevents young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supports affected families.
St John Ambulance
A guide to essential defibrillator maintenance.
https://www.sja.org.uk/get-advice/i-need-to-know/guide-to-defibrillator-maintenance-and-upkeep/
British Red Cross
British Red Cross First Aid training app - downloadable for free on Android and Apple devices!
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