ALT "Cardiac arrest VS Heart attack" above an illustration of a human heart, all set against a dark blue background.

ALT Title: "Think of it like problems in your house."Description: The image explains that heart attacks and cardiac arrests are different issues, like household problems. It uses the analogy of a clogged sink and a power cut, emphasising they require different solutions. The text mentions that while the terms are often used interchangeably, they refer to separate medical events. A simple green outline of a house is included as an icon.

ALT Title: "A heart attack is like a plumbing issue."Description: The image compares a heart attack to a clogged sink, explaining that it happens when an artery supplying the heart with blood gets blocked. It clarifies that the person remains alive but needs urgent medical attention. The image has a green icon of a water faucet with a droplet, reinforcing the plumbing analogy.

ALT Title: "A sudden cardiac arrest is like an electrical issue."Description: This image compares cardiac arrest to a sudden power cut, where the heart stops beating, and breathing becomes abnormal or ceases. It describes cardiac arrest as a medical emergency requiring immediate CPR and expert care. A green outline of a house with a lightning bolt inside represents the electrical analogy.

ALT Recommendations from the Every second counts report: Westminster and the Devolved Governments to support and fund a public awareness campaign, targeting CPR training in cardiac arrest hotspot areas, through ‘Restart a Heart’ month. Increase bystander CPR rates through targeted monitoring of CPR training in schools. Continue to collect ‘out-of-hospital cardiac arrest’ data as part of national strategy. Prioritise public access to defibrillators in areas of high cardiac arrest incidence. Legislate for CPR training to be part of driving licence tests. Target CPR training resources for underrepresented occupational groups. Northern Ireland Executive to work with Resuscitation Council UK to create ‘Save A Life Northern Ireland’. Government and local authority defibrillator initiatives to require registration onto The Circuit.