Do you know what causes one death every two minutes and claims the lives of nearly 250,000 Americans each year?
It’s SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST
Every year in the United States, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) claims the lives of more than 250,000 people and hundreds of thousands more worldwide. Today, fewer than 5% of SCA victims survive, largely because rescue efforts do not reach them in time.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an electrical malfunction of the heart, disrupting that muscle's normal rhythm. If untreated, this abrupt loss of heart function results in sudden cardiac death within minutes of onset.
In most cases, the key to survival is prompt defibrillation therapy. More than 90% of SCA victims survive when defibrillation occurs within two minutes of sudden cardiac arrest onset. But when defibrillation therapy is delayed more than ten minutes, the victim’s chance of survival drops to less than 5 percent.
How Sudden Cardiac Arrest Occurs
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Classes
CPR and First Aid certification are offered by both the Fire Department and the Community Services Department. Click on the links below for more information.
CPR/AED Class
First Aid Class
Community Services CPR/First Aid Class
Grants
City Grant Program "Project Save A Life"
More Information
Chain of Survival 
American Heart Association
National Center for Early Defibrillation
Heart Center Online
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