Cardiac Arrest
In one year, 475,000 people die from a cardiac arrest. Each year, over 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States alone and almost 90% of those occur in the home yet only about 20% of americans know how to perform CPR. It could happen to your loved one.
Cardiac arrest does not have to lead to death. If perfusion (blood flow) is maintained (via high-quality CPR) and timely defibrillation (AED) occurs it can be reversed and lives can be saved.
Globally, cardiac arrest claims more lives than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, influenza, pneumonia, auto accidents, HIV, firearms, and house fires combined.
Every Second Counts
According to an AHA study less than 20% of Americans are equipped to perform CPR during a medical emergency situation. If people do not know what to do they do nothing and precious time wasted leads to irreversible tissue death while waiting for the trained professionals to arrive.
It only takes 4 minutes without oxygen to cause permanent and irreversible tissue death. The average response time for trained professionals to be on the scene is between 7 and 10 minutes.
Why CPR?
Effective CPR provided by a bystander in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest can increase the chances of survival by 2x or 3x. If a bystander does not perform CPR, the survival chances of a victim will decrease by 7% in every single minute of delay.
Cardiac Arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere and at anytime. Take action and join us in pursuit of our vision!