Doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schools
Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. Doctors found that cardiac arrests in K-12 schools are extremely rare, less than 0.2 percent, but out of 47 people who experienced cardiac arrest over a six-year period at K-12 schools, only 15 survived.