Simon Henley was on a video call with his manager when he suddenly disappeared from the screen. He had fallen to the floor with a cardiac arrest. Not to be confused with an acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest is usually fatal, requiring a defibrillator and immediate CPR to revive the patient. On this episode, Simon tells his harrowing story, one with a touch of the miraculous, in how he survived those crucial first minutes and embarked on the road to recovery.
Host:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and...
Simon Henley was on a video call with his manager when he suddenly disappeared from the screen. He had fallen to the floor with a cardiac arrest. Not to be confused with an acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest is usually fatal, requiring a defibrillator and immediate CPR to revive the patient. On this episode, Simon tells his harrowing story, one with a touch of the miraculous, in how he survived those crucial first minutes and embarked on the road to recovery.
Host:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Guest:
Simon Henley, MBA, CMBB
Director, Global Market Growth
Defibrillator Solutions
Medtronic
Show Notes:
[00:34] Simon’s background
[01:08] An avid runner
[01:32] The call
[03:06] Every minute a cardiac arrest goes untreated drops survival rate by 10%
[04:06] No previous symptoms
[05:40] Rehabilitation
[06:38] Dealing with emotions and with recurring cardiac events
[10:02] Changed perspective
[10:55] No guarantees
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Simon’s email: simon.henley@medtronic.com
Sudden cardiac arrest: symptoms and causes (Mayo Clinic): Click here
Heart attack and cardiac arrest (American Heart Association): Click here
Cardiac care management (Medtronic): Click here
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