Saturday, June 29, 2013

Help Ricky Rubio Save a Life - with the Save a Life Simulator

We all think that we know what to do when someone collapses - question is... will you help and do you know what to do?

Did you know?

  • A young athlete dies every 3 days from SCA
  • Did you know that SCA is the leading cause of death in young atheles?
  • Did you know that there is a Save A Life Simulator - which helps you with what to do if someone falls victim to SCA?
  • Did you know that the average age of a young athlete that is stuck by SCA is 17 years old? 
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest is among the leading killers of Americans, striking an estimated 382,800 people in the US each year.1
  • Almost 80 percent of sudden cardiac arrest attacks happen outside the hospital, and less than 30 percent of victims receive bystander CPR.


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(1) American Heart Association's 2012 Heart and Stroke Statistics (Circulation. Jan 3 2012;125(1):e2-e220)

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