sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops beating. Blodd stops flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) causes death if not treated in minutes. The most common cause is an arythmia which is when rapid pulses causes your ventricles to quiver instead of pumping blood. Usually a life threatning arythima develops in a Person with a pre-existing heart condition such as: coronary artery disease, heart attack, or electrical problems in the heart. sudden cardiac arrest is an emergency, a person having sudden cardiac arrest needs to be treated with a defribilator on the spot , this device sends an electrical shock and can restore get the heart back to its originally beat .Ssudden cardiac arrest is the main cause of death in adults over the age of fourty years old in the united states . Nine out of ten victims die, brain death and death start to happen within four minutse after cardiac arrest. victims chances …show more content…
Also they may lose their pulse and their blood pressure which causes them to collapse. If this happens call 9-1-1 and find the emergency medical system if you see any warning signs. Give CPR , check for a pulse on the side of the neck .If there is a pulse and no breathing give one breath every five seconds . If there is no pulse begin CPR by tracing the victims ribs to the notch at the center of the chest and placing the heel of your other hand two-finger widths above the notch compress on the chest with the heel of one hand on the breast bone, with the other hand on top of it,fingers enterlaced. compress the chest to a depth of 1 1/2 - 2 inches with the number of compressions to breaths 15:2 this is for adults. Do not rock back and forth or sit on your heels while performing compressions, blood will not be pumped out of the heart. Roll your hands on the victims chest, do not lift your hands off the victims chest or bounce your hands on the