People think it’s very rare for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) to occur in children. But if we look into stats give by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, “Each year, SCA claims the lives of over 2,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. and accounts for approximately 3-5% of all deaths in children aged 5-19 years. It […]
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED’s) has different parts. One of them is electrode pads which are the most vital components of an AED. Electrode pads are used to analyze a patient’s heart rhythm and defibrillation can’t be delivered to save a life without them. These pads are so handy. They are disposable just like a […]
People often confuse these two terms, but they are neither same nor synonyms. These two are the same in heart attack blood flow to the heart is blocked and in the sudden cardiac arrest, the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. You can differ them by calling a heart attack “circulation” problem and you can […]