Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Most people don’t realize that during a sudden cardiac arrest or SCA, your heart stops pumping blood. If untreated, it can lead to death in minutes.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest
An electrical problem in your heart triggers a dangerously fast heart rhythm. The heart quivers and stops pumping blood effectively to the body.

In fact, more people die from sudden cardiac arrest than lung cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined.

SCA can happen when your heart starts beating dangerously fast and cannot pump blood and oxygen effectively to your brain and body.

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