| For a comprehensive summary of statistics regarding Sudden Cardiac Arrest, please click here for the American Heart Association's 2006 Fact Sheet. |
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- Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in American adults, claiming over 1,000 lives each day (over 450,000/year)
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- SCA kills more Americans each year than car wrecks, breast and prostrate cancer, handguns, house fires and AIDS...combined!
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- Nearly 6,000 workplace fatalities occur each year costing employers over $28 million
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- Over 3.4 million workers suffer disabling injuries each year, costing American companies more than $150 billion
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- Each year OSHA assesses fines in excess of $155 million for non-compliance issues
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- At home there is a fatal injury every 16 minutes and a disabling injury every 4 seconds
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- Without immediate CPR and early defibrillation (less than 4-5 minutes), a victim in cardiac arrest has an almost zero percent chance of survival. This means that it is up to trained individuals in the workplace and communities to save lives
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