Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs. SCA usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes.
(National Institute of Health)
SCA strikes people of all ages who may seem to be healthy, even children and teens.
When SCA happens, the person collapses and doesn’t respond or breathe normally. They may gasp or shake as if having a seizure.
There are more than 436,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the U.S., nearly 90% of them fatal.
(American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Statistics 2020)
Up to 23,000 youth are affected by SCA annually in the US.
(National Institute of Health)
SCA strikes people of all ages who may seem to be healthy, even children and teens.
When SCA happens, the person collapses and doesn’t respond or breathe normally. They may gasp or shake as if having a seizure.
There are more than 436,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the U.S., nearly 90% of them fatal.
(American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Statistics 2020)
Up to 23,000 youth are affected by SCA annually in the US.
A student dies every hour, every day from SCA
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is not the same as a Heart Attack
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
An electrical malfunction that causes the heart to suddenly and unexpectedly stop beating.
Heart AttackBlockage in coronary arteries that interrupts blood flow to the heart. |
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The underlying cause of SCA can be a heart condition you’re born with (often inherited) and/or can develop as young hearts grow. SCA can also be triggered from a viral illness, or a blow to the chest from an object or a person. Up to 95% of SCA victims die because there was a delay in emergency response." (Parent Heart Watch)
Every minute matters
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Quick bystander interventation can mean the difference of life or death.
Cardiac Chain of Survival
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