Teen who collapsed on pitch could have died without defibrillator

A Nottingham teenager who survived a cardiac arrest while playing football has said there is a 'big chance' he would not be alive if not for a defibrillator nearby

A Nottingham teenager who survived a cardiac arrest while playing football has said there is a "big chance" he would not be alive if not for a defibrillator nearby. Kye Wilson was 18-years-old when the he collapsed before his quick-thinking teammates, staff and coaches began CPR while someone ran to fetch a defibrillator.

Lorenda said: “They said if they didn’t have the defib Kye might not have survived. It’s shocking how many places do not have one. Just one in 10 people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside hospital survive and public defibrillators, which deliver a shock to restart the heart, are used in less than a tenth of cases. Using a defibrillator within five minutes raises the chance of survival by more than 40%.

He said: “If there was nobody there doing CPR and putting a defib on him, his chances of survival would have been significantly reduced. Kye is very lucky there was one on site, that should be the gold standard.

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