Cardiac Arrest: Woman Shares The Sign She Missed When She Had Cardiac Arrest At 24

At the age of 24, Brittany Williams almost lost her life due to a cardiac arrest. She lost consciousness and was admitted to hospital. She woke up two days later.

Nine years later, Brittany has shared information pertaining to the health condition she had during cardiac arrest, and the symptoms which she ignored which nearly claimed her life.

In the TODAY show, Brittany has opened up on the life threatening condition she faced back then.

24 year old Brittany had nearly lost her life due to cardiac arrest

At the age of 24, Brittany Williams almost lost her life due to a cardiac arrest. She lost consciousness and was admitted to hospital. She woke up two days later.

Nine years later, Brittany has shared information pertaining to the health condition she had during cardiac arrest, and the symptoms which she ignored which nearly claimed her life.

In the TODAY show, Brittany has opened up on the life threatening condition she faced back then.

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"All of a sudden the left side of my body went numb and tingly"

Talking about how the cardiac arrest started to develop in her, Brittany said she experienced numbness and tingling sensation in the left side of the body while she was at work.

Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of the heart function as the heart stops beating abruptly. This leads to breathing issues and the person loses consciousness. Without prompt medical intervention or formal CPR the person may die due to cardiac arrest. One of the primary signs of cardiac arrest is unresponsiveness.

"I was at work, and all of a sudden the left side of my body went numb and tingly. I sat back and thought, 'Oh no, this doesn't feel right. This is not what I feel like on a day-to-day basis," she said in the show.