According to American Heart Association, around 350,000 Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) every year and chances of their survival increase up to 30 percent or more with early defibrillation. A victim of cardiac arrest commonly suffers from Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or Ventricular Tachycardia. In Ventricular Fibrillation, heart rhythm becomes abnormal and chaotic causing heart to quiver, and it no longer pumps blood effectively.
Ventricular Tachycardia is a rapid heart beat originating in one of the ventricles of heart and may lead to Ventricular Fibrillation. Immediate assistance is essential to the victim of sudden cardiac arrest as the chances of his survival decrease by 7-10% with every passing minute.
Timely help by using the right heartsaver AEDs can save precious lives of such patients. AEDs are being increasingly used by firefighters, personnel of cruise ships, police officers, health club employees and lifeguards to name a few.
AEDs can help save many victims of sudden cardiac arrest with a timely defibrillation.
A person of any age group and fitness level may become a victim of sudden cardiac arrest. In case of a cardiac arrest only half of the victims require a shock; others need CPR or Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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