The Heart Safe Australia team is travelling across Queensland and New South Wales to host morning BBQ/Tea in holiday parks to raise awareness and education on how help save a life in case of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in holiday parks or while travelling on the road in RVs.

A great reminder about checking our Heart Health on a Current Affair segment last evening. DON’T IGNORE SYMPTOMS such as chest pains, palpitations, or anything else abnormal.

Heart Safe Australia's mission is to raise awareness and education about saving a life with the 3-Step Process during a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) out-of-hospital and by equipping Vessels across Australia with Defibrillators. Find out more…

In 2015 after about 6 years of irregular heart patterns on and off I was convinced by my sister (nurse) to get checked out. I was 43 years old and having rapid heartbeats that would take my breath away and I felt like I was about to collapse mainly after exercise. I ended up in CCU for a week for more tests to which they concluded I have a rare heart condition called CPVT. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) causes an irregular heart rhythm that can be life threatening. It often shows up in childhood, but can show up later in life. The first sign is often fainting or near fainting during exercise or strong emotion.

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Sisters Nicole and Shannon lost a well loved, fit and full of life uncle a couple years ago who suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) after exercising at the Manly Harbour.

Both sisters now support and promote the Heart Safe Australia programs to raise such awareness about the THREE VERY IMPORTANT STEPS ( 1. Call 000 2. CPR and 3. Shock - Defibrillator) in WA and across Australia.

NINE Heart Safe Australia Program Initiatives to Raise Awareness and Education about the 3-STEPS to potentially SAVE a LIFE in case of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) out-of-hospital and about the vital function that defibrillators can perform in potentially saving lives in communities across Australia

On average, 575 Australians suffering a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) every week and ONLY 1 out of 10 WILL SURVIVE!

Are YOU able, willing and READY to HELP?

Interview by Max Dagenais, founder of Heart Safe Australia with the Health Minister Hon. Brad Hazzard during the Restart a Heart morning event hosted by Heart Safe Australia and Surf Life Saving NSW.

Heart Safe Australia is VERY excited to have Andrew Morello, awarded entrepreneur, join Heart Safe Australia as an Ambassador and on the Advisory Board