Pennsylvania: More than 350,000 Americans suffer from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA) each year. It strikes at work, in the grocery store, on
the soccer field, and even at home, where it’s critical for bystanders
to take quick action by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
But only 32 percent of cardiac arrest victims nationwide receive the
lifesaving intervention. New research from the
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania sheds light on training gaps that could pave the way to
boosting the number of people who are prepared to jump into action.
