The Risks of not having an AED when needed can be dangerous. Automated external defibrillators are the most commonly used devices in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies. All hospitals and emergency rooms across the United States have them to ensure proper treatment of victims that can potentially suffer a heart attack or cardiac arrest. Moreover, the…
Recent statistics show that approximately 9 in 10 people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside hospital premises will lose their lives. You’d agree that those numbers are detrimental to the U.S. demographic both in the short and long run. When it comes to prevention, the American Red Cross urges people of all ages to learn…
Sudden cardiac arrests are a health crisis that affects people of all genders and ages in the US. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that heart disease is Illinois’s leading cause of death. In fact, in 2017, 25,394 people died from heart disease. Reducing the high mortality rate is possible by performing…