I Was Arrested: A Candid Memoir of One Cardiac Arrest Survivor

"The survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest is less than 1% worldwide and close to 5% in the U.S." - National Institutes of Health

I Was Arrested: A Candid Memoir of One Cardiac Arrest Survivor is a first-hand account of one man's experience of four cardiac arrests in a single day:

As I found myself conscious again, inside the hospital, I became instantly aware of an incredible flurry of activity-men and women racing to attach me to things, communicating instructions, and then transferring me from one surface to another. I was finally sure that I was indeed inside the hospital, and I was still alive.

But the cardiac arrests were just the beginning. The first six months of recovery are shared here as well. Recording this life-altering experience began as a way to process the trauma, to thank those who intervened, and to serve as a cautionary tale to whoever would listen.