One Million Lives - A Laerdal Podcast

Running to Save Lives: Inside Sweden’s Heartrunner Program

Laerdal Season 1 Episode 20

In this episode, Dr. David Fredman, an expert in resuscitation systems, shares the remarkable impact of Sweden’s Heartrunner Program—a life-saving network that alerts CPR-trained volunteers via a smartphone app when someone nearby suffers cardiac arrest. With public AED use increasing survival rates to 70%, could this be the future of emergency response worldwide?  

Joining him is Anna, a volunteer first responder, who has experienced firsthand the urgency of these calls. Did she make it in time? Tune in to hear her story!