SADS Week 2014

SADS Week 2014

Sads Awareness Week

4th - 11th October 2014

The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) has established SADS Awareness Week to mark the anniversary of the loss to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome ( SADS) victim 14 year old Joe Humphries from Rothley who suddenly collapsed and died whilst out jogging on 4th October 2012.

To mark this key milestone in the JHMT calendar, the Trust has launched two powerful and informative posters to make more people aware of the dangers of SADS. These are on display within GP surgeries, schools and public venues in the city and county. The medical orientated poster has a particular emphasis on fainting, which is one of the key symptoms of a cardiac arrest.

'Why are we holding a SADS awareness week? Well, most people don't think of teenagers and young adults dying of a heart condition but the SAD fact is that it happens to 12 people a week in the UK. These types of heart conditions happen in healthy people and are different from heart disease associated with smoking, blood pressure etc. This is called Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. "Arrhythmic" means that the heart goes into an abnormal rhythm (beat) which can result in either a faint, or a full cardiac arrest (heart stopping and death).
Dr Ffion Davies, Consultant Specialist in Emergency Medicine, UHL NHS Trust
Never again must we allow 'silence' to win the day because every young heart beat matters. We are fighting for all parents to have a choice and be better informed and prepared to guard against these subtle, undiagnosed heart conditions like SADS which can lead to the need less loss of innocent young life like Joe
Steve Humphries, chair of JHMT

Show Your Support

Help JHMT save young heartbeats

Join our poster campaign

  • Print off the poster campaigns above and put it up in the office or home. Share with friends and family. We have two poster campaigns, "A Drop in the Ocean" and "Don't be Faint Hearted"

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