CPR training: Bystanders can be lifesavers
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:
- Cardiac Arrest | Cpr Training | Volunteering | Air Ambulance
As a Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivor, whose wife had to carry out CPR until an ambulance arrived, I know the value of bystander involvement. Everyone should learn CPR and as a volunteer CPR/AED trainer I help the East Anglian Air Ambulance to spread that message. With just minutes to act, you can save a life, at home, in the workplace or out and about. Those few minutes are the difference between life and death. Their life is in your hands.
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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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