Learn to be quick, be smart, and restart a heart
A sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops pumping blood around the body and vital organs, due to an abnormal heart rhythm. It can happen to anyone, at any time.
- 60,000 people have a sudden cardiac arrest within the community every year in the UK.
- 12 each week are under the age of 35.
- Only 1 in 10 survive.
If effective action is taken within the first minute, it can treble chances of survival.
Would YOU know what to do?
Learn to save a life with our free online course
We have created an award-winning interactive eLearning course, in collaboration with Resuscitation Council UK, St John Ambulance and Joe Humphries Memorial Trust, and funded by Sport England.
The course is free and will help you gain the knowledge and confidence to respond quickly and appropriately in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.
It includes:
- practical information and advice
- an immersive scenario-based eLearning course
- a series of high impact and informative videos
- insightful interviews and compelling written features with survivors, their coaches, and victims’ families
- signposting to further support.
Learn more about sudden cardiac arrest
We encourage anyone involved in sports and physical activity – including coaches, personal trainers, club organisers, referees, volunteers, parents, participants and spectators – to access this life-saving learning.
YOU can make a difference. YOU can save a life.
Be your team’s safe pair of hands
“For me, every day is a blessing. To be able to see my wife and my four children, to play with them and laugh with them, that is the biggest gift I could ever wish for.”
Former professional footballer Bolton Wanderers
Know how to respond in an emergency
“Get the training, because the alternative is unthinkable.”
Former England rugby union captain & team manager, patron of Joe Humphries Memorial Trust
Courage in crisis, hope in action
"It is really important to know that you can’t make the situation any worse, and important for your own peace of mind to know that you did everything you possibly could to help save that person’s life.”
Paediatric emergency sister, Queen’s Medical Centre emergency department, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Inspiring Stories
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