CPR and AED Awareness Week

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Did you know you can triple a victim’s chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) when you perform CPR and use an AED?

Each year the first week of June is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of knowing what to do in the case that someone around you goes into cardiac arrest. The best way to remember these life saving steps is to:

Call 911 for emergency assistance
Push as hard and fast as you can on the victim’s chest until someone comes to help
Send someone to find an AED (automated external defibrillator), turn it on and follow the voice prompts

SADS Live CPR and AED Awareness Week June 4, 2021 - Watch it now

Dr. Mike Ackerman, Richard Lamphier, RN from Project S.A.V.E., and Adrian Olmos, Director of Patient Advocacy at LifeSure Home AED Solutions. We are excited to have these CPR and AED experts available to educate and answer questions from our SADS community!

How you can prevent sudden cardiac death in young people:

911 Emergency dispatchers can help with CPR.
Know the Warning Signs of SADS
Take the Risk Assessment with your child and his/her physician
Learn CPR with an AED
Advocate for CPR training for all high school graduates.

Videos

Resources

Order a SADS Awareness Kit
- Each kit contains CPR Facts Sheets, Awareness Posters, and SADS Awareness bracelets to share.
CallPushShock.org
- A national collaborative movement with a mission to motivate bystander CPR/AED action and increase sudden cardiac arrest survival.
Simon's Heart CPR Jukebox
- Move to the beat of your favorite 100 beat per minute song.
Project ADAM
- School CPR & AED Resources
Project S.A.V.E.: Claire’s story
- When 17-year-old Claire Crawford went into sudden cardiac arrest during a high school volleyball game, she was fortunate to have trained teachers and staff there to save her life.

Read SADS Stories

We want to share some stories from the SADS Community on how CPR & AED’s have changed their life. Visit sads.org/blog to read more.

Our appreciation is extended to LifeSure for sponsoring National AED & CPR Awareness Week

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Warning Signs
- Family history of unexpected, unexplained sudden death under age 40.
- Fainting or seizure during exercise, excitement or startle.
- Consistent or unusual chest pain &/or shortness of breath during exercise.