Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Awareness Month. There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to SCA…such as:

• “It only affects the older population.”
• “It only affects unhealthy people.”
• “I will have enough time to go to the hospital.”
• “My symptoms will alert me that something is wrong.”

All of these statements are very inaccurate and it’s important to know the truth about SCA:

• SCA does not play favorites when it comes to age or “health”
• SCA happens QUICK
• A victim becomes unresponsive in a matter of seconds
• SCA doesn’t really show any symptoms before a person collapses