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Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)

Can strike anyone, anywhere.  A loved one. A friend.  A young athlete.  A member of your community. Every year, nearly 300,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) every year - and up to 15,000 are children.  That's almost 800 American's per day - one death nearly every two minutes.  And every 3 days, a young athlete suffers a SCA.  More deaths are caused by cardiac arrest than by breast cancer, lung and colon cancer, and HIV COMBINED.  

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

is a lightweight, portable device that determines whether to deliver an electric shock through the chest to the heart.  The shock can stop an irregular rhythm and allow the normal rhythm to resume.  

Racing Hearts is a proactive health and safety nonprofit which advocates and empowers access to saving lives!  We believe in best practices and raising the standard of care for all. 

Data/Information: American Red Cross website.

A study published in the March 8, 2013 issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes showed that people who view a CPR instructional video are significantly more likely to attempt life-saving resuscitation.