COSMETIC OPTIONS

Statistics show that more than 200,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. Up to 50,000 of these deaths could have been prevented if someone had initiated the Cardiac Chain of Survival, and an automated external defibrillator (AED) had been available for immediate use at the time of the emergency. CPR training is not enough.

The cardiac chain of survival is a series of four critical steps. All four steps of the chain must be present to help ensure survival from sudden cardiac arrest. The four steps are:

• Step one: Early access to care (calling 9-1-1 or another emergency number)
• Step two: Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Step three: Early defibrillation
• Step four: Early advanced cardiac life support, as needed

The third step, delivering an electrical shock to the heart, which is known as defibrillation, is recognized as the most critical step in restoring cardiac rhythm and resuscitating a victim of SCA.

You have the comfort to know that we have an AED device onsite at the dental office and we have been extensively trained in CPR and the use of the AED.