There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the U.S., and nearly 90% of them are fatal. Which means only 10% are getting the immediate help they need to survive this medical emergency. There are roughly 350,000 resuscitation attempts outside hospitals each year in the United States, with average survival rates of 5-10%. Some of these cardiac arrests are happening in our workplaces. Since the survival rate is so poor, it means fellow employees are not responding in time if they respond at all.
It can be a frightening experience to see someone have a medical emergency, but knowing
