Kern County Helping Hearts, Inc
"Saving One Breath At A Time"
Kern County Helping Hearts, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that educates on heart and pulmonary awareness in our youth . Sudden cardiac arrest kills more youth than all medical diseases combined.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs.
SCA usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes.
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(Below is a world famous soccer player Miklos Feher's, who collaspes and dies on field during a soccer game, from an unknown heart condition.)
Featured above is a Cardiac Science AED
Rapid treatment of SCA with a defibrillator can be lifesaving. A defibrillator is a device that sends an electric shock to the heart to try to restore its normal rhythm.
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can be used by bystanders to save the lives of people who are having SCA. These portable devices often are found in public places, such as shopping malls, golf courses, businesses, airports, airplanes, casinos, convention centers, hotels, sports venues, and schools.
Learning the chain of survival saves lives.
