'If someone told me you could die doing an exercise you loved, I'd have been surprised - then it almost happened to me'
George Davies was a passionate marathon runner, but after one training session he was left feeling lucky to be alive.
“I was incredibly lucky doctors managed to save me then and I’m still incredibly lucky to be alive,” says George. The 75-year-old from Darwen, was fitted with a device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator , which acts like a pacemaker but also shocks the heart, if needed. Despite the terrifying near-death experience, George never lost his love for sport. He is a coach at Blackburn Harriers and Athletics Club.
“They might experience something they need to pay attention to, during sports day, playing football, or in the playground. That’s why it’s so important to give them basic life-saving skills, as it could be the difference between life and death for one of their friends or family.” Cara Hendry is a Consultant Cardiologist at Wythenshawe Hospital and Vice President of the British Cardiovascular Society. She is also George’s doctor and helped to educate the pupils on the day.
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