Schools and universities are buzzing with people of all ages and activities of all kinds. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can strike without warning, regardless of age. Did you know each minute without defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by 7-10%? That’s why immediate access to an AED can be the critical difference between life and death.1 Help your team feel confident using an AED, and equip your schools with the knowledge and tools they need to help save lives today.
SCA is the third leading cause of death in the US2
Effective AED programs aim to ensure that a person who is in cardiac arrest receives a shock within 3 to 5 minutes after they collapse.
More than 359,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests (OHSCA) occur per year in the US43
Life is built from small moments—coffee before sunrise, sideline cheers, a hand squeezed at the right time. Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere, interrupting those moments without warning. Our latest video shows us what’s worth protecting and how being prepared can help.
Tell us your cardiac arrest story
EC-GSNPS-SYK-2235972
Forward Hearts lets survivors of a sudden cardiac arrest event pay it forward and potentially save another life by donating an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the organization of the survivor's choice.
1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965876/
2. https://www.sca-aware.org/about-sca
3. Husain S., Eisenberg M. Police AED programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 2013;84(9):1184–1191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.03.040
EC-GSNPS-SYK-1123615_REV-0_en_us