Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association: Survivor Support

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