Description

The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. This should not come as a surprise. The heart beats about 2 billion times during an average lifetime and pumps 100,000 gallons of blood. No other piece of machinery works as hard and lasts as long.

Sudden cardiac arrest, or cardiopulmonary arrest, is what happens when the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. If the heart is not restarted, then the person dies. Seemingly out of nowhere, the heart stops pumping blood and the person collapses. We like the machinery analogy: It’s like your car or washing machine breaking down without warning.

Our Club does not currently have an AED and with the number of kids we serve, we feel it is vital to have at least one on site.