Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 04/8/07
HEALTHDAY
Guidelines to help high school and college officials prepare for and
deal with sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes are published in the
April issue of the journal Heart Rhythm.
Sudden cardiac arrest, which occurs when the heart suddenly and
unexpectedly stops working, is the leading cause of death in young
athletes.
About 95 percent of people of all ages who suffer sudden cardiac arrest
die before they reach a hospital or receive some other source of emergency
help, according to background information in the article. Overall, sudden
cardiac arrest claims more than 460,000 lives in the United States each
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