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by admin | Feb 15, 2019
If bystander CPR is not provided, a sudden cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival fall 7 percent to 10 percent for every minute of delay until defibrillation. Few attempts at resuscitation are successful if CPR and defibrillation are not provided within minutes...Message Silder 8
by admin | Feb 15, 2019
Coronary heart disease accounts for about 550,000 of the 927,000 adults who die as a result of cardiovascular disease.Message Silder 9
by admin | Feb 15, 2019
Approximately 335,000 of all annual adult coronary heart disease deaths in the U.S. are due to sudden cardiac arrest, suffered outside the hospital setting and in hospital emergency departments. About 900 Americans die every day due to sudden cardiac arrest.Message Silder 10
by admin | Feb 15, 2019
Sudden cardiac arrest is most often caused by an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF). Cardiac arrest can also occur after the onset of a heart attack or as a result of electrocution or near-drowning.