CPR FACTS

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 - If the heart stops pumping, it is known as a cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest – an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs – is a leading cause of death.

 

 - Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States.

 

 - When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Almost 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.

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 - If someone does not perform CPR, the survival chances of a victim will decrease 7% in every single minute of delay.

 

 - Within 5 – 6 minutes after a victim has experienced cardiac arrest and within that time span, no CPR is performed, followed by defibrillation, the victim might further suffer from brain death crisis.

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 - CPR is not only meant for resuscitating a victim of cardiac arrest. 7 million people, including children and adults suffer disabling injuries every year in their homes or within similar environments. This is caused by accidents that might require the use of CPR.

 

 - In the United States, someone dies because of a combination of accidents and heart attacks, every 34 seconds.

 

 - 45% heart attacks occur amongst people under 65 years of age.

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 - 1 in 6 men and 1 in 8 women, above 45 years of age have had stroke or heart attack.

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