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Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) continues to be an epidemic in the United States that very few people are talking about. Did you know that the number of people who die each year from SCA is roughly equivalent to the number who die from Alzheimers disease, assault with firearms, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, house fires, motor vehicle accidents, prostate cancer and suicides combined!
Sudden cardiac may not have a short term fix, but it is a correctable condition. It has been well documented that early intervention from bystanders including high quality CPR and early introduction of an AED greatly improves a victims chance of survival.