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The Case for Early

Defibrillation

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What is sudden cardiac

arrest? Condition in which heart stops abruptly

Usually caused by ventricular fibrillation

(abnormality in hearts electrical system)

Not the same as heart attack

Results in death if not treated immediately

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How common is SCA?

One of leading causes of death in U.S.

At least 250,000 suffer SCA each year

Median age of victim: 65 years, but affects

people of all ages, even teenagers

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SCA: a public health crisis

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Annual incidence

House fire

Prostate cancer

Breast cancer

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Sudden cardiac

arrest

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How can SCA be treated?

Ideal treatment for most cases:

Early CPR (cardiopulmonary

resuscitation) to keep heart viable until

defibrillator arrives

Early defibrillation (delivery of electrical

shocks with defibrillator)

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Why is early defibrillation so

important? Chance of survival

from SCA diminish

7-10% with everyminute after collapse

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Why is early defibrillation

so important?90%

64%59%

45%

34%

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20%

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10%

20%

30%

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Survival rate

Cardiacrehabcenters

Chicagoairports

Casinostudy

Rochester,MN

Seattle, WA

Nationalaverage

Only 7% now survive

30% or more could

survive in communitysettings

If even 20% survive,

50,000 lives could be

saved each year

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Do you have to be medically

trained to use defibrillator? No. Automated external

defibrillators (AEDs) are

simple, safe and easy touse

Non-medical personnel

can use AEDs with

minimum of training

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Who supports increased

access to defibrillation? American College of Emergency

Physicians

American Heart Association

American Public Health Association

American Red Cross Canadian Association of Emergency

Physicians

Citizen CPR Foundation

Emergency Care Research Institute

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

International Association of Chiefs of

Police

International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Fire Fighters

International Liaison Committee on

Resuscitation

National Association of EMS Physicians

National Association of State EMSDirectors

National Association of State EMS Training

Coordinators, Inc.

National Center for Early Defibrillation

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

National Safety Council

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

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Are AED programs

cost-effective?

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$60,000

$70,000

Medical

intervention costsper year of life

saved

Chemotherapyfor leukemia

Cholesterollowering drug

Heart transplant

Hypertensionscreening,treatment

Defibrillation

Cost of first responder

AED programs over

five years: $4,400 to$8,000 per year of life

saved

Compares favorably

with costs of othermedical interventions

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How you can help your

community prepare for SCA Make sure local EMS, fire and police are

trained and equipped with defibrillators.

Consider advocating on-site AEDprograms in population centers that cannot

be reached by emergency responders in

less than five minutes

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How you can help your

community prepare for SCA Call 911 immediately in the case of

apparent emergencies.

Learn CPR. Encourage your familymembers, friends and neighbors to learnCPR.

Learn how to use an AED. Remember that the key to survival is

quick action.

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How you can help your

community prepare for SCA Call

1-866 AED-INFO

or visit

www.early-defib.org

for more information.

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