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.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Editorial: Thankful for the shock of a lifetime - Local News - Hawke's Bay Today

Did you know that a golf course is one of the top 5 places that people suffer cardiac arrest?
Does your Golf Course have an AED? This golf course was cared enough about it's members to deploy an Automated External Defibrillator and saved a life in the process!!
Read Story in link below.
Editorial: Thankful for the shock of a lifetime - Local News - Hawke's Bay Today
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