In this video, Gregor discusses what happened when he had his cardiac arrest. He has no memory of the event and, apart from feeling slightly unwell prior to his cardiac arrest, had no indication that he was about to suffer a life-changing event. This is not unusual – most people who have a cardiac arrest remember nothing until they wake up in hospital. The majority of people who have an OHCA have no previous history of heart problems and, like Gregor, many of them are relatively young, fit people.

Gregor’s wife, Judy, is a trained nurse and administered CPR. Gregor’s two children were closely involved in the resuscitation efforts. The call-handler who took the 999 call correctly realised that this was a cardiac arrest and gave CPR instructions over the phone.