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"The scariest day of my life" Charlie Wyke suffered a cardiac arrest during football training last year
5th September 2022
In this Tweet from Sky Sports , we hear the incredible story of Charlie Wyke, Wigan Athletic football player.
"The scariest day of my life."
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) August 29, 2022
Charlie Wyke suffered a cardiac arrest in training in November last year, but made his return for Wigan against Birmingham City last week. 🙌pic.twitter.com/HX0IHBzcCS
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), can be used to re-establish normal heart rhythms. Learn more in the video below (Charlie has a subcutaneous - below the skin- ICD, rather than type shown in this video, but it works in the same way).
Read and watch the full Sky Sports News interview here - Charlie Wyke says Man Utd's Christian Eriksen inspired him to return to football after cardiac arrest
Liz Blamire
Liz is the tutor2u subject lead for Health & Social Care. She is a former NHS midwife, an SSAT Accredited Lead Practitioner, who has taught Health & Social Care in FE and secondary schools. Liz has extensive experience in qualification development, assessment writing, examining and moderation, and is a textbook author. Liz has an MEd in Inclusion and Special Educational Needs.
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