Sudden Cardiac Arrest
There are so many people who die due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. You will be surprised to know that Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) kills 325,000 people a year - or nearly 900 per day. Sudden collapse, loss of consciousness, abnormal breathing, an inability to find a pulse and loss of blood pressure can be the sign of sudden cardiac arrest. In such cases if an individual is not treated within 4 to 6 minutes from the onset of SCA, the results can be fatal. Immediate treatment for Sudden Cardiac Arrest involves cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to help keep blood pumping. A shock from either an automated external defibrillator (AED) or an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) is also necessary to shock the heart back to normal rhythm.