- Kade Sutton revived after heart attack in training
- Teenage cricketer was clinically dead for five minutes
- Sutton was brought back to life by his cricket coach.
Sydney cricketer Kade Sutton is lucky to be alive after suffering a heart attack during training that left him “clinically dead” for five minutes.
The teenage all-rounder collapsed during cricket training at the end of August and is still here thanks to his coach, Jed Dickson, who had just completed a first aid course.
“I was going to warm up a little bit with the guys and I went off the path into a bush where I had a seizure-like seizure,” Sutton said. news corporation.
“But it was actually cardiac arrest and he had no pulse, no heart rate or anything.” “I was clinically dead for about five minutes,” Sutton said.
‘Luckily my trainer Jed Dickson had just done his first aid course so I was all up to date. I knew what to do.
‘I couldn’t really breathe because I was foaming at the mouth and I was purple.
“He took my pulse and knew I was in trouble, so he went straight to CPR.” He gave me life back. I got into the ambulance and they put me in a coma.
‘It’s a bit emotional now every time I see it. “You can’t really repay someone for saving your life, so I guess I have to keep thanking him.”
Kade Sutton is lucky to be alive after suffering a heart attack at cricket training which left him “clinically dead” for five minutes.
Sutton was lucky to have his trainer Jed Dickson on hand to provide first aid.
Dickson, 35, also plays cricket and has known Sutton for many years. He said he hasn’t assimilated the whole situation either.
“You just do the best you can with the tools you have at the time,” Dickson said.
‘At that time I was very fortunate that others had dedicated their time and effort to building my toolkit with CPR and first aid.
‘(Saving a life) is something that over time, as you process it, it becomes a part of your life and it’s really nice that Kade and his family have kept me informed and I’ve been part of their journey too.
‘They have been incredibly generous with their time, not only to me, but to everyone in the community.
The talented youngster plans to play cricket again soon
‘It puts a smile on my face every time I see Kado. Seeing that contagious energy return and being a part of your journey. He’s a fighter.’
Incredibly, Sutton aims to play cricket again by Christmas.
“I think my life is cricket,” he told Seven News.
“That’s why I’m so urging you to get back to it.”
