Policy Contact: Senior Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating ...
An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...
Home automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) modestly improve survival in shockable cardiac arrests but are not currently cost-effective. Equipping all private homes with AEDs would cost over $4 ...