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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.

Roughly 100 to 150 high school athletes die from cardiac arrest each year in the United States. All High Schools should be equipped with these lifesaving devices, it's just that simple!

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October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month!

Congress Declares October "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month"

October 1, 2008 – PITTSBURGH – Congress has declared October “National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month” in an effort to raise awareness about the nation’s leading cause of death. The resolution “calls upon the people of the U.S. to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.”

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http://www.sca-aware.org/sca-news/congress-declares-october-national-sudden-cardiac-arrest-awareness-month

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Awareness brought to AEDs: Perham player’s collapse creates attention for need for defibrillators at events | INFORUM | Fargo, ND

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