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Fabrice Muamba, Tom Lockyer, Charlie Wyke speak on cardiac arrests and urge people to learn CPR

Fabrice Muamba, Tom Lockyer, and Charlie Wyke speak on their own cardiac arrests and also urge more people to learn CPR.

The trio appeared on BBC Breakfast earlier this week about their experiences while also voicing how important CPR was in saving their lives.

Watch the emotional interview below, while also learning how to do CPR further down in the article of by visiting the British Heart Foundation website.

Fabrice: I’m more happy that to see Tom and Charlie, all of us being on the same seat, obviously, we all share a lot of things in common in terms of our health situation. But when they asked me to be part of this campaign, I couldn’t say no to, because I feel like I’ve got a duty to be able to raise my awareness and share my story and help people to learn to do CPR, and hopefully we can save more life. That’s it, really.

Tom Kay: Because every second counts.

Fabrice: It exactly. Makes a massive difference. Every second you, a person loses it, it has a massive impact on them.

Tom Kay: And you were out of it. You were.

Fabrice: Yeah. I mean, doc, probably know more than me, because I was out of it. So for me, as I said, I was fortunate enough that it couldn’t happen in a better place than it happened in football, coach, because I had the best medical care I can ask and wish for. And they came in, they did a tremendous job on myself and to be able to make that recovery now.

Sally Nugent: So, come on, doc. Jonathan, you were there. Yeah. Not just for Fabrice, but let’s talk us through what happened. What did you do.

Jonathan: So, well, Fabrice rested on the pitch at White Hart Lane, and then myself, and not just myself, the whole team flew into action. And it was a global story. Like, he was dead for 68 minutes. And then there was a long period afterwards when no one thought he was going to make the recovery, he did so, and it had a global impact. There was a massive surge in resuscitation training and defibrillation. But to be honest, more a better learning story is actually Charlie’s arrest. So Charlie arrested on the training pitch at Wigan, and I’d given the coaching staff training in CPR two or three weeks before Charlie’s arrest. And when it happened, Leam Richardson, who was the manager at Wigan at the time, having done that training, 20-30 minutes of training, and that was it. He witnessed what happened, he called for help and he started CPR on Charlie. And then I came and took over from there. But Leam’s quick actions, with no medical training, no medical background, saved Charlie’s life. And that’s why he’s getting married in the summer while his two kids still have a dad and he’s still playing football, and Liam has nothing more than 20 minutes. And that’s what this campaign’s about. You don’t need an awful lot of training to be able to be part of a story like that, and it’s amazing.

Tom Kay: But Charlie, when you hear it spelled out like that about, you know, how close you came.

Charlie: I mean. Yeah, it’s unbelievable. Obviously, I could have lost my family, could have lost a dad, a brother, a son. And the actions of the doctor and Liam is the only reason I’m here today. Obviously, Liam wasn’t a medical trained CPR, so for him to do, for him to do what he’d done and acted how he did, he saved my life. But obviously, for my family and everything, so much appreciation.

Tom Kay: Tom [Lockyer], this bond between all three of you, because we remember in the headlines only a few months back, you’ve talked to Sally. I know about this before. You share the same experience. Just. It’s not a heart attack. We should say it’s cardiac arrest. Your heart just stopped on the pitch.

Tom Lockyer: Yeah. And sadly, you know, it’s not just us three, it’s loads. You know, 30,000 people a year will have out of hospital cardiac arrest, and sadly, less than 10% will make it. And that’s purely because of the fact that not enough people know CPR. So we’re looking to try and flip the script a little bit. Like Fabrice said, we’re very fortunate it happened where it did. In other circumstances, we might not be so lucky. And that is the case for so many.

Sally: You make such a valid point there, because, you know, your cases are the ones that have lots of attention, because there were cameras there. Amazing that there were medical staff on hand, but it’s the people that we don’t see. I know that you are talking to today. What would you say to people who wouldn’t even know where to start?

Tom Lockyer: Well, go on British Heart foundation website. The reviver tool on there will teach you CPR in as little as 15 minutes. And literally, it can save lives. It does save lives. I hate to say it, but, like, how would you feel in that situation if you didn’t know what to do?

There was plenty of reaction on Twitter as Fabrice Muamba, Tom Lockyer, Charlie Wyke speak on their cardiac arrests and urge people to learn CPR…

@bjbrightwell: It should be on the national curriculum.

@LutonTownExile: 15 minutes to save a life. 15 minutes. If you do nothing else today, please spend that short space of time, educate yourself, and carry the tools to save a life around with you from today. Please ๐ŸŽฉ๐ŸŽฉ๐ŸŽฉ

@nathanj3001: Iโ€™ll never forget that Bolton vs spurs game. Most horrifying thing Iโ€™ve ever seen happen in a game of football. So happy Muamba made it

@MrsRadford2b: Already knew how to do this but officially able to do it now as my role as an events steward. IMO it should be mandatory in every workplace

@CabezaJake: Ahhh Doc!! ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป @drjtobin

@VividRicky: Should be taught in schools & colleges if not already done so.

@rhonasd: Why don’t they put posters reminding people to phone 999, then how to do CPR in pub toilets, toilets in public places.

CPR on adults

If you have been trained in CPR, including rescue breaths, and feel confident using your skills, you should give chest compressions with rescue breaths.

If you’re not completely confident, attempt hands-only CPR instead.

Hands-only CPR

To carry out a chest compression:

  1. Kneel next to the person and place the heel of your hand on the breastbone at the centre of their chest. Place the palm of your other hand on top of the hand that’s on their chest and interlock your fingers.
  2. Position yourself so your shoulders are directly above your hands.
  3. Using your body weight (not just your arms), press straight down by 5 to 6cm (2 to 2.5 inches) on their chest.
  4. Keeping your hands on their chest, release the compression and allow their chest to return to its original position.
  5. Repeat these compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 times a minute until an ambulance arrives or for as long as you can.

CPR with rescue breaths

  1. Place the heel of your hand on the centre of the person’s chest, then place the palm of your other hand on top and press down by 5 to 6cm (2 to 2.5 inches) at a steady rate of 100 to 120 compressions a minute.
  2. After every 30 chest compressions, give 2 rescue breaths.
  3. Tilt the person’s head gently and lift the chin up with 2 fingers. Pinch the person’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth for about 1 second. Check that their chest rises. Give 2 rescue breaths.
  4. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until they begin to recover or emergency help arrives.

CPR on children

You should carry out CPR with rescue breaths on a child. It’s more likely children will have a problem with their airways and breathing than a problem with their heart.

Children over 1 year

  1. Open the child’s airway by placing 1 hand on their forehead and gently tilting their head back and lifting the chin. Remove any visible obstructions from their mouth and nose.
  2. Pinch the child’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth, and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth, checking that their chest rises. Give 5 initial rescue breaths.
  3. Place the heel of 1 hand on the centre of the child’s chest and push down by 5cm (about 2 inches), which is approximately one-third of the chest diameter. The quality (depth) of chest compressions is very important. Use 2 hands if you can’t achieve a depth of 5cm using 1 hand.
  4. After every 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 a minute, give 2 breaths.
  5. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until the child begins to recover or emergency help arrives.

Infantsย under 1 year

  1. Open the infant’s airway by placing 1 hand on their forehead and gently tilting the head back and lifting their chin. Remove any visible obstructions from their mouth and nose.
  2. Place your mouth over the infant’s mouth and nose and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth, checking that their chest rises. Give 5 initial rescue breaths.
  3. Place 2 fingers in the middle of the infant’s chest and push down by 4cm (about 1.5 inches), which is approximately one-third of the chest diameter. The quality (depth) of chest compressions is very important. Use the heel of 1 hand if you can’t achieve a depth of 4cm using the tips of 2 fingers.
  4. After 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 a minute, give 2 rescue breaths.
  5. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until the infant begins to recover or emergency help arrives.

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