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Living life in under 130 beats per minute
01-Oct-2021
Studies show that the rate of survival from sudden cardiac arrest decreases by 10% every minute without intervention.1 Thankfully, Bennett’s coaches and emergency responders acted quickly to restart his heart when he collapsed at baseball practice. Watch how, miraculously, first responders restarted Bennett’s heart: three times.
'I’m very thankful for all of the people that were there that day when I went down. They saved me. I’m here because of them.'
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Bennett
Sudden cardiac arrest patient
References
1. Cummins RO. 1989. From concept to standard of care? Review of the clinical experience with automated external defibrillators. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 18: 1269–75.