On 25 March last year, Daniel-André Tande set off on the ski-flying slope in Planica. A second later, the disaster was a fact. The jumping talent lost his balance in the hover, and landed hard on his back. The heart stopped, and for several minutes the 28-year-old hovered between life and death. Tande was left lying lifeless on the plain, before health personnel brought him back to life with the help of a defibrillator. Still don’t remember anything – I still don’t remember anything from the fall itself. It is completely blank. It’s strange to think that I was actually clinically dead, says Tande. Health personnel rushed to help a lifeless Daniel-André Tande. Photo: CHRISTIAN WALGRAM / GEPA Pictures – Has this experience changed you? – It has made it easier for me to have fun on the ski jump, which is the most important reason why I keep doing this. I have a greater focus on the joy of jumping, and not just on the achievements. Tande thanks the defibrillator that he is still alive. – It is one of the reasons why I am still alive, and came out of it as well as I did. It won’t be long before you have to lie without your heart beating, before it becomes difficult to save your life. Daniel-André Tande shows off the scar he received after the horrific fall in Planica. Tande says that he has seen video of the dramatic fall several times. Hope new app can save lives: – Time means almost everything – It’s strange to watch. I know how badly it could have gone, and that makes you terribly happy to save your life, he says. In connection with the international cardiac arrest day on 16 October, Tande is in his home town of Kongsberg on Saturday. There, he will help direct the focus towards life-saving first aid. Already in August of the same year as the accident, Tande was back on the ski jump again. Greater chance of survival Tormod Steinsholt from the Red Cross in Buskerud says that between 4,000 and 5,000 people have an unexpected cardiac arrest outside hospital in Norway every year. Of these, as much as 85 per cent received help from bystanders, i.e. not from healthcare personnel. – We have become quite good. Ever since the 70s, the chances of survival have gotten better and better. Tormod Steinsholt from the Red Cross in Buskerud will spread information in connection with the international heart start day on 16 October. Photo: Red Cross On average, a person who had an unexpected cardiac arrest survives every day as a result of help from bystanders, explains Steinsholt. – Correctly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation in combination with a defibrillator is the gold standard of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. But we see that we still have a lot to gain. Last year, 24 people were shocked by defibrillators before an ambulance arrived. Norwegian health authorities estimate that 200 extra can be helped if good cardiopulmonary resuscitation is carried out in combination with a defibrillator. Such a defibrillator continues to save the life of Daniel-André Tande. Photo: Sindre Kirkaas Normann / news Now Steinsholt hopes that the ski jumper can help bring the case to attention on Saturday. – We hope he will attract quite a few people, he tells an interesting story that shows that cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, even those who are well trained.
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Was clinically dead – now Daniel-André Tande will become “all of Norway’s heart starter” – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
