David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

On Sunday I joined the Oguns family and hundreds of Canberrans for the launch of the Josh4Hearts foundation. Josh Oguns was an exceptional young man, a gifted athlete with a passion for football. In July last year, at just 14 years old, Josh Oguns suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing sport.

Following the loss of their son, Taiye and Joe Oguns, both doctors here in Canberra, have established the Josh4Hearts Foundation. The foundation encourages sporting clubs to refer their young players for cardiac screening, and supports local communities to respond to cardiac arrest during games. Through this work, Josh's life continues to make a difference. He will live on through every young player screened, every coach trained, every community better prepared and every life saved through this work.

Josh4Hearts is also raising awareness, with the key message that if someone collapses at sport without a head knock, you should assume that it is a sudden cardiac arrest. You should immediately dial triple zero and start CPR immediately, aiming for 100-120 compressions per minute, and get someone to find the closest automated external defibrillator and use it immediately. This information is something that everyone in and around a sporting club should know. The foundation encourages teams to have a plan if this happens to someone on the court or on the field. It could and probably will save someone's life.