Sudden. Cardiac. Arrest.

In early 2023 millions of people watched intently as a young and healthy NFL player named Damar Hamlin took a hit to the chest and went into cardiac arrest on the field. The likelihood of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest is under 10%. Cardiac arrest takes the lives of over 600,000 Americans every year. It is the leading cause of death of student athletes, but people of all ages die of cardiac arrest with no involvement in athletics.

Damar Hamlin was lucky. He had highly trained professionals on two sidelines who immediately knew how to save his life. Julie Walker, the guest in this episode, believes that surviving cardiac arrest should not depend on luck. Julie tells her personal story with cardiac arrest and the mission she has been on for a decade to make heart screenings, CPR training, and AED devices available wherever lives might be saved. She founded the Peyton Walker Foundation, and what began as local efforts in Pennsylvania are spreading across the country. And lives are being saved.

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