Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in
the US with a death occurring every two minutes or over 650
SCA-related deaths each day. SCA occurs abruptly and without
warning and two-thirds of SCA deaths occur in people without
any prior indications of heart disease.
To have a chance of surviving, victims of SCA must receive a
life-saving defibrillation within the first 4- 6 minutes when
brain damage and death starts to occur. Automated Electronic
Defibrillators (AEDs ) can increase the survival rate for SCA
up to 90% by delivering a shock within the first few minutes
of an attack.
Ask any family member or parent whose loved one or child has died
from SCA and they will say three letters might have saved their loved
one’s life…AED.
The 2008 annual Dining A La Heart Fundraiser Event will benefit The
Reviving Hearts Program, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research
and Education Foundation of Indiana, Inc. (CREFI).
For the next five years CREFI will be focusing on placing AED’s
in high schools throughout central Indiana where hundreds of lives
could be saved. For every $2000 they raise, one AED with training
and follow-up procedures can be placed in a local high school. Their
goal is to place 100 AEDs during 2008.
The mission of CREFI is to think beyond the ordinary and advance
the field of cardiology through innovative programs in three vital
areas: patient care, education and research. CREFI believes that the
placement of AED’s in schools fits their mission and recognizes
that the availability of AEDs and trained staff is the first line
of patient care for someone experiencing a SCA. FlashVideoPlayerGet
AEDs For Your School!
The Cardiovascular Research and Education Foundation of Indiana (CREFI)
has created this opportunity to place Automated External Defibrillators
(AEDs) into local high schools. Once a quarter, the Reviving Hearts
Program will review and process applications.
Click here for an application
Donations Are Needed To Support The Reviving
Hearts Program!
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) affects over 400,000 people each year
and is the leading cause of death in young athletes. Through the Reviving
Hearts Program, $2000 will provide one AED set that includes the AED,
Carrying Case, Fast Response Kit, Alarmed Wall Cabinet, training,
and post deployment follow up for one local high school. Thank you
for your tax free life-saving donation.
