Simon Henley was on a video call with his manager when he suddenly disappeared from the screen. He had fallen to the floor with a cardiac arrest. Not to be confused with an acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest is usually fatal, requiring a defibrillator and immediate CPR to revive the patient. On this episode, Simon tells his harrowing story, one with a touch of the miraculous, in how he survived those crucial first minutes and embarked on the road to recovery.

Host:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality

Vizient

Guest:

Simon Henley, MBA, CMBB

Director, Global Market Growth

Defibrillator Solutions

Medtronic

Show Notes:

[00:34] Simon’s background

[01:08] An avid runner

[01:32] The call

[03:06] Every minute a cardiac arrest goes untreated drops survival rate by 10%

[04:06] No previous symptoms

[05:40] Rehabilitation

[06:38] Dealing with emotions and with recurring cardiac events

[10:02] Changed perspective

[10:55] No guarantees

Links | Resources:

Simon’s email: [email protected]

Sudden cardiac arrest: symptoms and causes (Mayo Clinic): Click here

Heart attack and cardiac arrest (American Heart Association): Click here

Cardiac care management (Medtronic): Click here

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