This Australian state’s heart attack survival rate is among the world’s best, and it’s not down to luck

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive in Victoria than almost anywhere else in the world thanks to key interventions

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There were no warning signs when teenager Austin Blight went into cardiac arrest.

The 17-year-old collapsed unconscious at the gym, where staff rushed to his aid and quickly realised he didn't have a pulse.