Update on Scottish Heart Attack article
Increase in heart attacks in the England too
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In my recent article on heart attacks in youngsters I focussed on the Scottish data. I have since looked at the English data and it follows a similar pattern.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) produce a weekly Ambulance Syndromic Surveillance System Bulletin for England. Page 8 looks at Cardiac or respiratory arrest, specifically the daily number of cardiac or respiratory arrest ambulance service calls.
Similar to the Scottish data, during mid 2021 the 7 day average closely followed the black dotted baseline. However, from June it began to rise and stayed higher than average until December. Since February 2022 it has taken off again and is currently much higher than the baseline.
This is data for all ages and as we saw with the Scottish data, when broken down by age, the figures were much worse for the younger age groups. It would be interesting to see this English data also broken down by age.
Something strange happening... Last year, grandson n couple of teammates, age 7-8, played soccer together. They'd run, nonstop, during whole game. Got the shot few months back n now, they've lost stamina, get tired earlier in the game. Anything thoughts on this, please??
friend's niece, 10 years old, just died on the soccer field. they are saying she has a previously unidentified heart condition. I scroll on Instagram recently, I see three influencers (mostly in LA) who are all talking about their children suddenly having heart issues, or needing to see a cardiologist. We all know what's happening. And its horrifying