Episodes: 66
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 736 subscribers
Instagram: 910 followers
Publicly listed emails
pals.office@emas.nhs.uk
ped@londonambulance.nhs.uk
northoftynepals@northumbria.nhs.uk
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Paul Swindell - Survivor and host of Life After Cardiac Arrest. He interviews people whose lives have been affected by cardiac arrest—patients, co-survivors, life-savers, and health professionals—aiming to provide...
Professor Jerry Nolan - Resuscitation Science Updates, Survival Outcomes, Chain Of Survival And Survivorship, Prognostication, Post-arrest Rehabilitation Evidence, And Guideline Development; Perspectives On Genetics Screening And Ai’s Role In Systems And Research.
Patrick Charnley - Living With Life-changing Brain Injury (cortical Blindness, Hallucinations, Memory/fatigue), Mourning A Previous Self, And How Recovery Influenced His Writing And Creativity.
Kristin Flanary - Co-survivor Advocacy, Psychological Impact On Those Affected, Validation And Naming Of Experiences, And Community Building Using Humour/advocacy.
#065 RescQ Part 2 - Supporting cardiac arrest rescuers with Dr Uzma Sajjad
September 09, 2026
Thirteen months after her first appearance, Dr Uzma Sajjad is back. RescQ, the co-survivor support service she leads at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre with the East of England Ambulance Service, has finished its one-year pilot. The headline: of 432 eligible cardiac arrests in Essex, just over half resulted in someone being offered support, comfortably clearing the feasibility target. Around 300 co-survivors were reached. Twenty-seven of them asked for a personal conversation, and Uzma ended ...
#064 The girl who died at Christmas with Lucinda Dodd
August 20, 2026
Lucinda Dodd was 24, living in London and, by her own account, doing everything right. Then, on the morning of Christmas Eve, she had a cardiac arrest in her sleep.Her mum, a nurse with decades of experience, found her, pulled her onto the floor and gave CPR for fifteen minutes with no response at all. Her 21-year-old brother called 999. Her dad froze. The paramedics shocked her eight times, and on the ninth her heart restarted. They worked on her in the house for over an hour. She woke up on...
#063 The state of resuscitation in 2026 with Professor Jerry Nolan
April 16, 2026
In this episode, host Paul Swindell reconnects with Professor Jerry Nolan — editor in chief of the journal Resuscitation and a leading figure in resuscitation science — six years after their first conversation.Together, they explore how survival rates have plateaued amid changing patient demographics, the impact of COVID-19 on cardiac arrest outcomes, and the massive collaborative effort behind the 2025 ERC guidelines, which for the first time formally included patient and co-survivor involve...
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Life After Cardiac Arrest is hosted by Paul Swindell. Its publicly listed emails are pals.office@emas.nhs.uk, ped@londonambulance.nhs.uk, and northoftynepals@northumbria.nhs.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for Life After Cardiac Arrest: pals.office@emas.nhs.uk, ped@londonambulance.nhs.uk, and northoftynepals@northumbria.nhs.uk.
Podseeker estimates Life After Cardiac Arrest reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Life After Cardiac Arrest typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: A mix of (1) resuscitation clinicians/scientists or guideline leaders (e.g., journal editors, academics, ERC-related contributors), (2) cardiac arrest survivors with meaningful lived-experience relevance, (3) co-survivors/advocates with strong communication/community platforms, and (4) health-adjacent professionals or authors who can translate experience into public insight. Credibility comes from either clinical authority or personal impact tied directly to cardiac arrest outcomes and aftercare. Common among recent guests: Published academic leadership (journals, guidelines, research coordination) or recognised work in resuscitation; Documented personal recovery/advocacy story with public-facing impact; Authorship or public communication that reaches survivors/co-survivors. Recent guests include Professor Jerry Nolan, Patrick Charnley, and Kristin Flanary.
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
Recent episodes cover Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation, Survivorship, Co Survivors, and Rehabilitation. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
Publicly listed emails
pals.office@emas.nhs.uk
ped@londonambulance.nhs.uk
northoftynepals@northumbria.nhs.uk
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