October is Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month. According to the American Red Cross, 70% of all cardiac arrests happen in the home, which is why CPR and AED training is important. You could be saving a family member or friend.
“We have a saying in cardiology, that time is muscle,” said Senior Attending Physician and Interventional Cardiologist at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Dr. Myttle Mayuga. “If somebody is having either a heart attack or a cardiac arrest, time is of the essence.”
Heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest are two different medical emergencies. “A heart attack happens when blood flow to the heart is blocked. A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating,” according to the American Heart Association…