Sudden Cardiac Arrest It s time to know your risk
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). SCA claims an estimated 325,000 lives each year1,000 lives every day, one life every two minutesSudden Cardiac Arrest is not a heart attackSudden Cardiac Arrest occurs when the heart develops a fast, abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood to the brain and bodyEmergency medical intervention and defibrillation is required within the first several minutes of the arrestAn estimated 95 percent of SCA victims die before they reach a hospital or other sour9452
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