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As a nurse, it is important to pay attention to common diseases that have the ability to kill a person in an instant. Diseases that involves the heart must not be taken for granted. Phenomenons such as anarrhythmia could kill one in a blink of an eye. So if you have a familial line of cardiac patients then you better be cautious for these heart diseases….

Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) kills 325,000 people a year - or nearly 900 per day?
Did you know that SCA usually occurs without any warning?
Did you know that, If an individual is not treated within 4 to 6 minutes from the onset of SCA, the results can be fatal?

Inside Cardiac Arrest (www.insidecardiacarrest.com), presented by St. Jude Medical, provides information about the risk factors, warning signs, and treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The site offers two videos: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (http://www.insidecardiacarrest.com/video_suddencardiacarrest.aspx) and The Human Heart (http://www.insidecardiacarrest.com/video_humanheart.aspx). In the videos, a real doctor explains SCA and heart anatomy in simple, easy to understand language.

Are you at risk for SCA? Find out more at http://www.insidecardiacarrest.com/riskfactors.aspx.

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