Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime. But it doesn't have to result in death. If the heart is shocked quickly with a defibrillator, the victim can survive. Now, a new book, Challenging Sudden Death: A Community Guide to Help Save Lives, explains what every community needs to know to prepare for sudden cardiac arrest and improve the odds of survival. Sudden cardiac arrest, one of the leading causes of death among adults, claims the lives of about a quarter of a million people each year in the United States alone.If someone you love collapses today, will a defibrillator arrive in time? Challenging Sudden Death shows how to ensure that it does, providing tips on community mobilization, funding, legal issues, defibrillator training, true stories about lives saved and much, much more.
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1. "Challenging Sudden Death is the only publication that brings together in one volume all of the varieties of resources available to communities to confront the problem of needless and premature death from sudden cardiac arrest," according to Roger D. White, MD, of the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, who serves as Medical Director of the City of Rochester Police Department Early Defibrillation Program. "This book provides very specific guidelines for communities to utilize, which in many cases center on mobilizing already existing but unused resources. Included are several examples of cardiac arrest victims who were resuscitated in their communities and returned to their families and workplaces, in each case by equipping with defibrillators agencies such as police and fire departments whose rapid response can make all the difference in restoring life in sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest," said White. "I wish that every mayor and city council in every ! city in the United States had access to what this book has to say." 2. "This new guide is a very timely, practical, useful Bible for communities to use in upgrading their Chain of Survival," said Joseph P. Ornato, MD, FACC, FACEP, Professor & Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, and Medical Director for the Richmond Ambulance Authority.3. "Challenging Sudden Death is remarkably understandable and comprehensive," according to Myron L. Weisfeldt, MD, Past President and Chairman of the American Heart Association Task Force on Automatic Defibrillation, and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. "Mary Newman and Jim Christensen present a simple, compelling picture of the value of community-based programs of automated defibrillation. They also present a straightforward step-by-step guide to public and rescuer education."4. "Challenging Sudden Death provides a community strategy for dealin! g with the epidemic of sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest," said Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD, Director, Emergency Medicine Service, University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. "This book is a lifesaver." -- Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD, Director, Emergency Medicine Service, University of Washington.
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Mary Newman is a researcher at Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine and a consultant for Catalyst Research & Communications, Inc. Originally from Glen Rock, New Jersey, Newman is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with 20 years experience in emergency medical services. A mother of four, she lives in Carmel, Indiana.Jim Christenson, MD, is a researcher at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has served as Chairman of the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia and Yukon and is past Chairman of the ECC Committee for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. He also served as the inaugaural Chairman of the Canadian Coalition of Emergency Cardiac Care. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and two children.Newman and Christenson, both members of the Board of Directors of the international Citizen CPR Foundation, are active public health advocates in their respective countries.
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This review is from: Challenging Sudden Death: A Community Guide to Help Save Lives (Mass Market Paperback)
Challenging Sudden Death is extremely thorough with a step by step approach that addresses every question or concern that one might have about implementing an AED program in their community. In my research for resources I feel assured this book should be referred to as the "Gold Standard" for implementing an AED program in all communities. It is indeed, a wonderful tool you've designed and I strongly recommend anyone interested in implementing AEDs in their community to read this book.Thank you again, for developing such a wonderful and needed tool. Success in saving lives and making a difference in our community will be achieved once we implement the model so expertly outlined in your book. Sincerely, Stephanie Mayeaux Program Director Dr. Chuck Wyatt Medical Director, Acadiana AED Task Force
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This review is from: Challenging Sudden Death: A Community Guide to Help Save Lives (Mass Market Paperback)
Fortunately, more and more people are learning about the value of AEDs in saving lives. "Challenging Sudden Death" is essential reading for members of any community interested in starting an early defibrillation program. The basic steps needed to launch a successful program are outlined very simply in this book. Having launched a successful AED program, Bartholomew County HeartSavers, Inc. has a "first step" piece of advice for other communities: read "Challenging Sudden Death".
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This book impressed me beyond words. I highly recommend this reading for anyone who values life in general. It is very easy to read as well as succinct in subject matter. My hat goes off to the editor who compiled this information.
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