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Some doctors think more study is needed before recommending AEDs for home use. But proponents say AEDs should be viewed like smoke detectors, seat belts and air bags: The majority of people won't need them but the devices are lifesavers if they do. The numbers appear to favor that argument. It's estimated that as many as 450,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest each year. By comparison, about 41,000 people die in car accidents each year. Home fires claimed the lives of 2,670 people. Business - Directory of business/finance/loan/mortgage related partner sites Computers - Directory of computer hardware/software/peripheral related partner sites Internet - Directory of webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related partner sites Software - Directory of software related partner sites Web Design - Directory of web design/development related partner sites Web Hosting - Directory of web hosting related partner sites Web Promotion - Directory of search engine optimization/internet marketing related partner sites Web Resources - Directory of other web related partner sites Recreation - Directory of travel/hotel/cruise related partner sites Casino - Directory of online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related partner sites Health - Directory of online pharmacy/hospital/health related partner sites Shopping - Directory of online shopping/gift related partner sites Miscellaneous - Directory of all other partner sites
A cardiac arrest occurs when the lower chambers of the heart start beating rapidly. It is sudden and unpredictable, and renders the patient unconscious. To recover, the heart must be shocked into a normal rhythm with a defibrillator. For every minute past the arrest that the victim isn't shocked, the chance of survival drops by about 10%. The national survival rate of a sudden cardiac arrest is only 5%. |
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