Professor Len Noakes spearheaded the push for changes to the driving theory test.
A dad has said it became his "mission" to increase awareness about CPR and how to use a defibrillator after his daughter's death. Prof Len Noakes, chair of NHS group Save a Life Cymru, has spearheaded the push for changes to be made to driving theory tests which will result in a His daughter Claire Noakes tragically died at the age of 25 from complications following a cardiac arrest in 2017.
Prof Noakes said he was left in tears after the theory test changes, hailing it as a "significant step" towards increasing survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Wales, which are"By the time we got there, which is only five minutes away, the paramedics were there already working on Claire," he said.The person said she was breathing but "it was funny", the medical director at Cardiff City FC said. He said she was showing signs of agonal breathing, or sudden, irregular gasps of breath, which is closely associated with a cardiac arrest.Prof Noakes said he hoped young drivers having the knowledge and ability to identify a cardiac arrest will help people in similar situations. "They can get on and dial 999. They will tell you how to start CPR and where the nearest defibrillator is," he added."You can't stop this happening. But you can do your best to make sure other families don't have to go through this," he said.Prof Noakes said he looked to other European countries for inspiration when he was appointed as the chair of Save a Life Cymru, which was established in 2019 by the Welsh government to make sure people know what to do if an out of hospital cardiac arrest happens. He said: "Some have the CPR in the driving test. Combining this with education has led to a significant rise in the survival rate." Prof Noakes described Wales' survival rate as "shocking" but said he hoped these changes will increase the percentage. He said it "meant so much" to know that questions are being added to the driving theory test early next year. But since they are aimed at new drivers, what advice does he have for people who have already passed their theory test?"If you want to physically learn how to do it there are a number of organisations offering training such as the St John's Ambulance service.More than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the UK in the first six months of this year.I didn't know my meds made me more sensitive to the sun
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