The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) aims to eliminate unnecessary deaths from sudden cardiac arrest by 2020. It estimates sudden cardiac arrest claims 325,000 lives annually in the U.S. The SCAA provides resources and support for survivors, educates the public on cardiac arrest through various programs, and advocates for policies that increase access to AEDs and improve treatment of cardiac arrest. It connects survivors through Inspire, an online community, and its 50 chapters across the country.

1. Sudden
Cardiac
Arrest
Associa0on
Survivor
Support
December
2010

2. Sudden
Cardiac
Arrest
Associa0on
• SCA
claims
an
es4mated
325,000
lives
annually
• SCAA
MISSION:
To
eliminate
unnecessary
deaths
from
sudden
cardiac
arrest
(SCA)
by
2020.
• To
fulfill
our
mission
– Developed
community
programs
to
increase
awareness
and
understanding
of
SCA
– Share
informa4on,
resources
and
experiences
about
SCA
– We
strengthen
SCA
chain
of
survival
through
public
educa4on
and
awareness
about
state
of
the
art
treatment,
and
beKer
access
to
AEDs

3. Resources
for
Survivors
• Access
to
SCAA
website
resources
• Inspire
–
online
community
• Sharing
survivor
stories
and
contacts
• SCAA
membership
• Par4cipa4on
in
50
Chapters
• Advocacy
• Educa4onal
programs

4. www.suddencardiacarrest.org

5. Website
Resources
• Mul0media
Resources • Heart
Library
• HEARTISTRY
-­‐
The
Art
of
Caring
for
Your
Heart
• Sudden
Cardiac
Arrest
and • To
Protect
and
Save:
Law
AEDs Enforcement
Early
• Hands-­‐Only
CPR Defibrillator
Programs
• See
What's
Inside
video
• Shocked
Back
to
Life
-­‐
A
• Artery
Explorer:
The
Movie
Survivor
Story
• Worried
About
Having
to
Use
an
• Easy
two-­‐minute
CPR
lesson AED?
• Saving
Lives
from
Sudden • Be
Red
Cross
Ready
–
CPR
Cardiac
Arrest Training
and
More
• Heart
Library
• Awareness
of
congenital
long
• Seconds
Save
Lives
QT
syndrome.
• Related
Links

6. Inspire
–
Online
Community
Connec4ng
pa4ents,
family,
friends
and
caregivers

7. Survivor
Stories
&
Celebra0ons

8. SCAA
Membership!
A
vibrant
community
of
individuals
who
share
our
vision
and
passion
of
preven4ng
loss
of
life
from
SCA.
• 4,200
Members
Include:
– SCA
survivors
– Individuals
with
ICDs
– Family
and
friends
of
survivors
and
ICD
pa4ents
– First
responders
– Healthcare
and
public
safety
professionals
– Industry
representa4ves
– Government
officials;
and;
– Family
and
friends
who
have
lost
a
loved
one
to
SCA
– Expand
public
access
to
defibrilla4on.

9. Membership
Benefits
•
– Gain
valuable
informa4on
on
the
latest
medical
and
legisla4ve
informa4on
related
to
SCA
– Expand
public
access
to
defibrilla4on.
– Learn
or
teach
CPR/AED
and
promote
the
"Chain
of
Survival
– Spearhead
local
and
state
advocacy
efforts
to
change
public
policy
to
make
AEDs
and
ICDs
more
widely
available
–
Local
chapter
ac4vi4es
and
networking
– Legisla4ve
ac4on
alerts
on
federal
and
local
ini4a4ves
– No4fied
of
breaking
news
by
e-­‐mail
– Power
Points
Quarterly
newsleKer
includes
medical
updates,
announcement
of
Na4onal
and
chapter
ac4vi4es,
news
on
educa4onal
programs

10. Get
Involved
!

11. What
Do
Chapters
Do?
• Suppor4ve
community
• SCAA
Chapter,
members
and
legislators
work
together
to
change
public
policy
• Engage
na4onal,
state
and
local
government
officials
• Enlist
support
of
AED
placements
• Encourage
CPR
training
• Expand
public
awareness
for
bystander
ac4on

12. Sudden
Cardiac
Arrest
Associa0on
www.suddencardiacarrest.org