Overview
- Sarbjit Singh, 44, suffered multiple cardiac arrests in 2020 after contracting coronavirus and was clinically dead for about 45 minutes.
- Cardiologist Dr Arijit Ghosh proposed double sequential external defibrillation, delivering rapid successive shocks from two defibrillators placed front and back.
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals confirmed the method was used only as a last resort and praised the resuscitation team for maintaining oxygen to his brain.
- Singh underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot, was placed in an induced coma, and sustained significant organ damage during his critical care.
- He later regained mobility despite warnings he might never walk, trained for the 2023 Wolf Run, and says the experience permanently reshaped his outlook on life.