The Chain of Survival, their life in your hands
Dan Gilkes
- Regions:
- Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, London, East Midlands, West Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Inspirational and motivational
- Fee:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Health
- Updated:
- 31st March 2026
- Tagged:
- Sca | Cardiac Arrest | Volunteering | Trauma Recovery
As a Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivor, my wife had to carry out CPR to keep me alive long enough for an ambulance crew and a specialist paramedic to take. Over. After three days in a coma I eventually recovered and rebuilt my life, slightly altered. I am now a volunteer CPR trainer and a community cardiac responder, spreading the word that bystanders can be lifesavers.
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I am a cardiac arrest survivor, CPR trainer, and speaker on survival and resilience. Four and a half years ago, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home with no prior warning. My life was saved by my wife’s immediate CPR, followed by ambulance and air ambulance response. After three days in a coma, I awoke to a new reality, including living with a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD). Today, I share my experience to help organisations understand the importance of rapid response, CPR training, and creating environments where people are prepared to act when every second counts. I am a volunteer CPR/AED trainer for East Anglian Air Ambulance and a community cardiac first responder. I have given a motivational lived experience talks to a UK solicitor's office and regularly train.
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