I survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (previously undiagnosed ventricular fibrillation). Luckily I was in a building about 20 yards from where they kept the defibrillator, and they started CPR within a couple of minutes of me going down, with defibrillation as soon as they had got the device ready. I was already sitting up and talking when the air ambulance arrived but I still got the helicopter ride.
When I had an ICD implanted a few days later the surgical team stressed how massively lucky I'd been. They all stopped what they were doing and stared at me when the lead person read out my case history.
I don't think I had significant neurological issues as a result. Perhaps I should check my HN comment history to see if my rate of karma accrual changed around the date of the event.
When I had an ICD implanted a few days later the surgical team stressed how massively lucky I'd been. They all stopped what they were doing and stared at me when the lead person read out my case history.
I don't think I had significant neurological issues as a result. Perhaps I should check my HN comment history to see if my rate of karma accrual changed around the date of the event.