Sudden Cardiac Arrest
According to statistics available from the British Heart Foundation and Department of Health, Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, accounting for an estimated 100,000 deaths each year.
What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an electrical disturbance in the heart that prevents it from beating properly. During SCA, the ventricles flutter in a phenomenon known as ventricular fibrillation, making them unable to deliver blood to the body. The heart responds by quivering, rather than beating in a normal fashion. Blood flow to the brain is reduced to the point that the person loses consciousness and collapses. Unless emergency treatment is provide quickly, death usually follows.
According to statistics available from the British Heart Foundation and Department of Health, Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, accounting for an estimated 100,000 deaths each year.
What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an electrical disturbance in the heart that prevents it from beating properly. During SCA, the ventricles flutter in a phenomenon known as ventricular fibrillation, making them unable to deliver blood to the body. The heart responds by quivering, rather than beating in a normal fashion. Blood flow to the brain is reduced to the point that the person loses consciousness and collapses. Unless emergency treatment is provide quickly, death usually follows.
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Difference between Cardiac Arrest and Heart attack
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Anyone is at risk
There are no warning signs associated with SCA. It often affects those who have experienced previous episodes of SCA, heart attacks, or heart failure; but it can also strike someone with absolutely no history of heart problems.
There are no warning signs associated with SCA. It often affects those who have experienced previous episodes of SCA, heart attacks, or heart failure; but it can also strike someone with absolutely no history of heart problems.
Every minute counts
Medical attention must be administered as soon as possible after the victim collapses; the chances for survival decrease 10% with every minute you wait Treatment includes
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR
To keep the blood flowing through the body 
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Defibrillation
To restore a normal rhythm to the heart 
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Legalities:
Can a person be sued for using an AED or what if I do something wrong? These are common questions.
In the UK there have been no successful prosecutions of a person who has tried to help another person.
An AED can only improve a situation when a sudden cardiac arrest has occurred.
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Can a person be sued for using an AED or what if I do something wrong? These are common questions.
In the UK there have been no successful prosecutions of a person who has tried to help another person.
An AED can only improve a situation when a sudden cardiac arrest has occurred.
For more information on this legal status CLICK HERE
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