Did You Know?

 

OVER 700 LIVES ARE LOST EVERY DAY DUE TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST (SCA) IN THE UNITED STATES.
SCA is not the same as a heart attack.  Heart attack victims usually experience chest pain and are conscious.  SCA victims usually collapse suddenly, without warning, and become unconscious.
SCA leads to death if it is not treated immediately.  On average, only 6-7% of SCA victims survive.
As many as 30 – 50% could survive if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) were used within FIVE (5) minutes of a collapse.
Median age for victims of SCA is 65, but many victims are much younger.  Even teens have become victims.
A 2006 University of Pittsburg study found that people in Sudden Cardiac Arrest were more than 10 times more likely to survive if people on the scene BEFORE the paramedics arrived had used an AED.
An AED is a small portable computerized device that analyses heart rhythms and advises the operator, through computerized voice instructions, when to push a button to deliver a potentially life saving shock to the victim.
Early defibrillation with an AED is a critical link in the chain of survival from SCA.
Learning to use an AED is simple and intuitive.  Formal training can take place in as little as one hour.
Dunwoody United Methodist Church has two (2) AED’s!  One is located near the main sanctuary on the wall next to the parlor.  The other one is on the wall in the Information Center of Fellowship Hall.
Look for CPR/AED training classes through the American Heart Association to be offered at the church in the near future.  For further information contact JoAnn Akers at 678-352-8334.
*Statistical data obtained from:  Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, 2007; H.R.2498 Public Health Improvement Act; Title IV – Cardiac Arrest Survival, 2000.

OVER 700 LIVES ARE LOST EVERY DAY DUE TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST (SCA) IN THE UNITED STATES.

 


  • SCA is not the same as a heart attack. Heart attack victims usually experience chest pain and are conscious. SCA victims usually collapse suddenly, without warning, and become unconscious.
  • SCA leads to death if it is not treated immediately. On average, only 6-7% of SCA victims survive.
  • As many as 30 – 50% could survive if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) were used within FIVE (5) minutes of a collapse.
  • Median age for victims of SCA is 65, but many victims are much younger. Even teens have become victims.
  • A 2006 University of Pittsburg study found that people in Sudden Cardiac Arrest were more than 10 times more likely to survive if people on the scene BEFORE the paramedics arrived had used an AED.
  • An AED is a small portable computerized device that analyses heart rhythms and advises the operator, through computerized voice instructions, when to push a button to deliver a potentially life saving shock to the victim.
  • Early defibrillation with an AED is a critical link in the chain of survival from SCA.
  • Learning to use an AED is simple and intuitive. Formal training can take place in as little as one hour.

 

Dunwoody United Methodist Church has two (2) AED’s! One is located near the main sanctuary on the wall next to the parlor. The other one is on the wall in the Information Center of Fellowship Hall.

 

Look for CPR/AED training classes through the American Heart Association to be offered at the church in the near future. For further information contact JoAnn Akers at 678-352-8334.

 

*Statistical data obtained from: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, 2007; H.R.2498 Public Health Improvement Act; Title IV – Cardiac Arrest Survival, 2000.

 
 

“TO EMPOWER MEMBERS OF OUR CONGREGATION WITH KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE LIFE STYLE CHANGES THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR TOTAL WELL BEING.”

 

This is the mission statement of the brand new Health and Wellness Committee. Based on needs identified by members of the congregation, this committee will develop and present various health related educational programs, screenings, etc. Health related information will also be provided so that members of the congregation can have pertinent information to help them make healthy life style choices. A core value of this endeavor is that “seeking health and healing is centered in mind-body-spirit wholeness for self and community and that faith in Christ provides the ultimate hope and meaning in our lives”. (General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church). For further information or to help with this committee, please contact either Barbara Bean or JoAnn Akers, 678-352-8334.