The current survival rate for SCA is under 7%1 and the likelihood of successful resuscitation decreases by about 10% with every minute that passes.2
Yet stories of positive results are well documented. When bystanders act quickly to help, and an AED is readily accessible, lives can be saved.
Make sure your school is ready – with a Philips HeartStart AED.
Classmate jumps into action |
 | | Seventeen year old Lindsay Hayden collapsed during class. CPR from quick thinking friend and classmate Cameron Durand and a Philips HeartStart FRx Defibrillator helped return her heart to normal rhythm. + Read the article |
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Poolside tragedy averted |
 | | Matt McKenna had been doing flips off the diving board when suddenly the fifteen year old dropped to ground. Lifeguard Mike Mierzwa ran to his side and with a Philips AED helped save Matt’s life. + Read the article |
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| Lucky to be alive |
 | | Struck in the chest by a baseball, thirteen year old Sean Morley’s heart began quivering erratically. Officer Geoff Ruther arrived with his Philips AED and shocked Sean back to life. +  Read the article |
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| Star football player saved |
 | | While sitting on the team bench, Matt Nader’s heart slipped into ventricular fibrillation. The 6’6”, 295-pound left tackle needed help fast. Fortunately the team traveled with an AED and Matt was saved. + Read the article |
1. American Heart Association. 2010 Heart and Stroke Statistical Update. Dallas, Texas: American Heart Association, 2010, pg e13
2. About Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrest. American Heart Association. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Advocate/IssuesandCampaigns/Sudden-Cardiac-Arrest---Advocacy_UCM_312652_Article.jsp