Posts by lacedesign
Tanya Barlow
In June 2018 I was attending my regular Parkrun event at Blackbutt Reserve in Newcastle, a 5km weekly timed event. I was 55 years of age, married, 2 adult children and in excellent health (so I thought). I was approximately 500 metres from the finishing line and was running with a friend , All of…
Read MoreMarcus Rodrigs
Marcus collapsed without any warning signs or symptoms…. Marcus Rodrigs, an otherwise healthy local University Academic ,experienced a sudden out of hospital cardiac arrest on the 29th of April 2022 at 0930pm. Whilst out dancing with friends at the local Bowling Club and experiencing nil warning symptoms he collapsed to the floor becoming unresponsive. Quick…
Read MorePeter Martine
Just before Christmas in 2020 Peter Martine , a 57 year old former Westpac Rescue Helicopter Crewman and active Surf Lifesaver, was talking to his wife and daughter when he suddenly slumped into a chair and became unresponsive. Peter had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, but quick-thinking wife Teena and daughter Macy recognised that he…
Read MorePeter Morrissey
Peter Morrissey was a regular morning swimmer at Merewether baths but on February 10th 2020 he was lucky that the water was too dirty to swim. Instead of a swim he decided to walk along the beach to Dixon Park and back and then did some laps up and down the stairs behind the baths.…
Read MoreJohn Schiemer
Heath and Jenny Schiemer awoke at 0430 the day after Anzac Day in 2019 to sound of abnormal breathing/moaning coming from their son John’s room. They found him face down, eyes rolled back and unresponsive. John had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest that morning due to a medical condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a condition which…
Read MoreProfessor David Durrhiem
Professor David Durrheim was out for an early morning cross country run at 6am on October 20th, 2014, when he collapsed on the path. David had suffered a cardiac arrest only a few minutes into his morning run. Luckily, a lady out walking found him shortly after, realising he was unresponsive and not breathing, she…
Read MoreLegal Life Savers
A big thank you to the team at Rankin Ellison Lawyers for having us along to share some CPR knowledge. What a wonderful group to train with, happy lifesaving!
Read MoreThank you HMRI
On the 23rd of March our Heart Safe Team had the pleasure of joining a group of keen HMRI staff members to share some lifesaving CPR pearls. We had a great time with the HMRI team who were so wonderfully engaged with the process and took every opportunity to soak up the skills. Thank you…
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