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Public Access Defibrillation (PAD)
Thank you for your interest in starting a Public Access Defibrillation (PAD)
program in Contra Costa County. Early Defibrillation has been proven to
improve survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.
You can make a difference!
Did you know that:
- More than 350,000 Americans die each year from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a major public health problem and leading
cause of death in the United States
- The most common cause of Sudden Cardiac Arrest is ventricular fibrillation-
when the heart's electrical impulses become irregular and the heart is
unable to pump oxygen-rich blood through the body
- Currently, a person who suffers Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the US, ouside of
a hospital, has just better than a 6% chance of survival
- Once a victim has suffered a cardiac arrest, every minute that passes
before returning the heart to a normal rhythm decreases the chance of
survival by 10%
- Communities that have implemented programs ensuring widespread CPR training
and availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
have dramatically improved the survival rates from cardiac arrest.
This site contains information to assist you in developing and implementing a PAD program:
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