[Cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 30]. / Victime d'un arrêt cardio-respiratoire à l'âge de 30 ans.

The cardiovascular risk of women is specific and polymorphous. Delays in treatment in women are evident and caused by multiple social and anthropological factors as well as changes to lifestyle habits which are becoming similar to those of men. Young women thereby have a higher risk of sudden death than the rest of the female and general population. A nurse who experienced cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 30 shares her story.

[Care seen from the other side]. / De l'autre côté du soin.

Treating an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a rare event. The experience of a young nurse who suffered an OHCA reminds us of the importance of activating the chain of survival at the earliest possible moment.