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Sudden cardiac arrest strikes without warning. It knows no boundaries, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives around the world every year. People of all ages, races, languages, fitness levels and walks of life succumb to it - and most don't survive.
Sudden cardiac arrest can leave a tragic void in families, workplaces and communities.
However, there is hope, because there is treatment.
Defibrillation. |
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
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Strikes without warning
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Defibrillation is the only treatment
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Most people don't survive
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Time is critical: survival rates plunge 7-10 percent every minute without defibrillation
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It's not enough to do CPR and call for emergency medical help
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EMS teams can encounter unavoidable delays
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