What Are Denmark's 'Heart Runners' and How Can You Register as One?
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What are Denmark's 'heart runners' and how can you register as one?
'Hjerteløbere' or heart-runners are a group of volunteers in Denmark who have signed up to receive alerts and provide assistance if someone nearby has a cardiac arrest. How does the scheme work and how can you register?
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More cardiac monitors mean shorter response times and faster help, say doctors and researchers.
New record: 61,540 civilian “heart runners” ensure fast help in case of cardiac events
A record 61,540 people are registered as active heart runners in TrygFonden’s report for the first half of 2026, meaning 1.3 percent of the population over 18 is prepared to assist with CPR or a defibrillator. When a cardiac arrest is reported, the 20 nearest heart runners are alerted via an app. In the first […]
A record number of Danes are ready to step in to save lives. 61,540 people are registered as active heart runners in the latest status report from TrygFonden, which is behind the scheme. The report covers the first half of 2026. This corresponds to 1.3 percent of the population over 18 years of age having declared themselves ready to step in with cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a defibrillator. These are "impressive" figures, says doctor and re…
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