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Sorry to begin with a whinge, but a question you keep posing doesn't seem to be answered anywhere!Can I drive after a cardiac arrest?

Answers seem vague at best. Is there anything definitive for the long term?

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The Sudden Cardiac Arrest support group maybe able to help answer your question.

suddencardiacarrestuk.org/i....

Perhaps also give the BHF helpline a call and speak to one of the cardiac nurses too?

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

My brother in law had an out of hospital cardiac arrest. He did return to driving once he had recovered from his heart attack which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.

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Driving with or recovering from a medical condition is covered by information on the DVLA webpages. Start page below,...

gov.uk/driving-medical-cond...

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