Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any age, and without warning. In the United States, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of hospital settings each year. What happens in the first few minutes after a cardiac arrest is vital to their survival. Immediate defibrillation is critical because for every minute that passes without an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), the chance of survival decreases by 7-10%.
AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator) are designed to be safe, simple, and effective for bystanders to use, yet many people do not know what they are, where they are located, or how crucial they are in saving a life.
Nationally, only about 1 in 10 people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive to leave the hospital. The single biggest factor in survival is what happens in the first few minutes — long before paramedics arrive.
Americans experience a cardiac arrest outside of hospitals every year
Cardiac arrests that happen in U.S. workplaces every year
7-9 min
Average time for EMS to arrive after a 911 call
Drop in survival odds for every minute CPR and defibrillation are delayed
National survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest overall
24-67%
Survival rate when a bystander uses an AED before EMS arrives
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