Did you know?

• Sudden cardiac arrest happens every 2 minutes in the US. That’s 700+ times a day and 300,000 times a year.
• Nationwide, the survival rate for out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest is only 7%.
• BUT, using an AED – especially in the first 3 minutes – can increase survival from 7% to 60%.

If you had watched this story on The Today Show, you’d already know all of this. And you’d know about ReStart DC, a very cool campaign that we’d love to someday replicate here. Watch…and then learn how to use an AED yourself by signing up for a class:

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