On Monday 16th October we celebrated national Restart a Heart Day, an event that raises awareness of the importance of early intervention in cardiac arrest patients, and has been supported by Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) for a number of years. 

This year EHAAT held two events, one at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex and the other at South Mimms services in Hertfordshire where the crew and volunteers provided free CPR and defibrillation demonstrations to members of the public. The training was successfully delivered to an outstanding amount of 845 people with hundreds of bystanders viewing from the side lines.

Take a look at Alison's story, an EHAAT patient who’s daughter’s early intervention helped to save her life.