Help Stop Sudden Cardiac Arrest – make AEDs more accessible!

Background:Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) claims more than 380,000* lives per year, and is the leading cause of death in the United States. If the availability of timely and appropriate care is increased, survival rates will improve. These deaths occur in all ages, genders, ethnicities and geographic areas –SCA can strike anyone, anytime. Having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) accessible in schools and places of public gathering increases an SCA victim’s chance of survival.The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition (SCAC) is comprised of 46 nonprofit organizations that have joined together to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) through initiatives to expand public awareness, research funding and access to life-saving therapies. The SCAC is focused on promoting sound federal legislative and regulatory policies that can help achieve these goals. * American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update. Circulation: 15 Dec. 2011

Petition:We the undersigned agree with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition and its member organizations that automated external defibrillators (AEDs), along with strong Emergency Action Plans should be in all schools and places of public gathering, including sports venues, shopping malls and places of business. By signing this petition you lend your voice to the voiceless victims of SCA and to the few grateful survivors and stand up to say “No more needless deaths, AEDs save lives and should be in our schools and places of public gathering.”

This petition is an important piece of a larger initiative to gain support from both the United States Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services on national issues relating to SCA.

This petition is also on Facebook and GoPetition.com, making it even easier to spread the word and help gather signatures! For a direct link to these petitions, visit www.StopSADS.org/SCAC

Please return your petition signatures by mail to:

SADS FoundationAttn: Adrienne Butterwick508 East South TempleSuite 202SLC, UT 84102

Or, scan and email your signatures to Adrienne Butterwick at .

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