Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death among adults over the age of 40 in the United States and other countries. In the United States alone, approximately 250,000 people die every year from SCA, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, more people die each year from SCA than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, auto accidents, AIDS, firearms, and house fires combined. SCA also affects many young people. Approximately 10 percent of SCA events occur among people less than 40 years of age.

SCA is a life threatening condition that can be treated successfully through early intervention with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation, advanced cardiac life support and hypothermia.

Monday, October 11, 2010

9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | High school teen helps save classmate who collapsed

According to sources the school had an AED but Littleton Fire Dept was on scene in minutes and began Advanced Life Support and was able to bring the boy back after a few shocks. The chain of survival worked like a charm.

LITTLETON- It was a test unlike most high school students will ever take, and 15-year-old Katelyn Crowley executed it perfectly. One of her classmates at Littleton High School collapsed and stopped breathing on Wednesday. "We were building a fort for art class. We decided it would be fun, so we started to run up a hill," says Crowley. She was with her three school friends - Taylor, Connor, and Johnny Ostrand.

As they started to run, Johnny fell over.

"He fell over. We thought he was joking," Crowley said. "Taylor flipped him over and he was blue. His lips were blue. You could tell he wasn't breathing."

Johnny's heart had stopped


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9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | High school teen helps save classmate who collapsed
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