Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, claiming 250,000 to 450,000 lives each year, over 2,000 of them are unsuspecting and many times athletic children. SCD can strike without warning to anyone at any time. The annual incidence of sudden cardiac death is higher than the annual incidence of car accidents, breast cancer, prostate cancer and house fires combined. It's also the number one killer of women!
Sadly on average, only 7% of sudden cardiac arrest victims in the United States survive. Recently however, some areas are reporting survival rates of 50% have been achieved. Those successes can be found in systems dedicated to making a difference. They focus on public CPR courses and the availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AED), making them readily available to deliver defibrillation within 5 minutes of someone suffering a cardiac arrest...
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