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It can happen in a
heartbeat. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can strike anyone, anytime. It is a
leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming nearly 320,000-325,000 lives each
year—about 1,000 people a day—or one every two minutes. (SCAA)
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Group Stresses Need for AEDs.
by Claudia Watson
HeartSafe
Moore County offer-ed itself to the N.C. Senate as a model for automated external
defibrillator (AED) networks across the state.
(State Senator Harris Blake (Moore County, NC) confers with Dr. Robin Cummings,
chairman, HeartSafe Moore County on the NC Senate floor.)
An AED is a portable electronic device that delivers an electric shock to
the heart when warranted.
"There is a growing interest on the part of many individuals and groups
across North Carolina to make this very simple technology widely available
to effectively treat a very common cause of death -- sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA)," said Dr. Robin G. Cummings, chairman of HeartSafe Moore County
and a retired cardiac surgeon. "AEDs have a tremendous capability to save
lives."
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HeartSafe Moore County - Savings Lives
with an AED Network by Claudia Watson
There are hundreds of thousands of out-of-hospital deaths that occur each year
in the United States from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), so ...
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