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Sudden Cardiac Death

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...day in the United States 1,000 adults fall victim to sudden cardiac arrest, which is the abrupt loss of heart function in someone who may or may not have been diagnosed with heart disease." ("AHA Partners," 1997). As strong as these statistics are for adults, sudden cardiac death affects people from every walk of life, from the very young to elder members of society. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been linked to everything from sports to smoking to old age. Because SCD has been linked to so many various activities and age groups, availability of treatment has become a recent issue for coaches, health care officials, and recreational facilities. Some of the current and proposed ideas in regard to prevention and treatment (of survivors of myocardial infarction) include emergency procedures established by the American Red Cross, pharmaceuticals, and the latest movement, having defibrillators available in rescue kits. Description of Myocardial Infarction and Sudden Cardiac Death "About half of all deaths from heart diseasean estimated 350,000 each yearare sudden and unexpected." ("AHA Partners," 1997). For an understanding of how death is caused, it is important to...

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