Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and use of automated external defibrillators. From: American Family Physician | Date: March 15, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, and although many of these cardiovascular deaths are the result of progressive disease, most are sudden cardiac deaths. Sudden cardiac death most commonly refers to unexpected death in a person without known preexisting heart disease, usually less than one hour after the onset of symptoms. In 1999, there were more than 700,000 cardiac deaths in the United States, 63 percent of which were classified as sudden cardiac deaths. (1) Nearly one half of sudden cardiac deaths occur outside of the hospital. ...

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