Jeremy reflects on his time in hospital and what caused his OHCA. He felt very safe in the hospital. He had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) fitted and was discharged home after a week. At the time, he still had problems with his memory and he felt it very strange to think that he had suffered a cardiac arrest. Jeremy feels that it is important for him to know that he did not have a heart attack and that it was not his lifestyle that caused the OHCA. At the same time, he initially found it very frustrating that he had a cardiac arrest and questioned why this had happened when he had always kept healthy and looked after his body. Jeremy recognises how lucky he was that he was successfully resuscitated.
This website provides support and information for those who have experienced an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), their families and those who have been bereaved by OHCA.
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