This section of the SCA website offers a wide range of resources for people interested in improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in their communities, including:
- Current SCA Research (summaries of selected abstracts)
- Community CPR-AED Programs (key elements of successful community-wide AED programs*)
- On-site CPR-AED Programs (key elements of successful on-site AED programs including a 10-step checklist)
- Medical Oversight of AED Programs*
- AED Programs and 2005 Guidelines (the current guidelines from the American Heart Association)**
- Position Statements from leading authorities about AED programs*
- Finding Funding for AED Programs*
- AED Laws (federal and state laws related to CPR and AED programs)
- A comparison chart of AEDs on the market (provided by each manufacturer to the SCA Foundation)
- SCA Library (downloadable resources)
- Useful Links*
Do you have resources you would like to share? Please send them to info [at] sca-aware [dot] org.
*Adapted from Challenging Sudden Death: A Community Guide to Help Save Lives, by Mary Newman and Jim Christenson, MD, with permission
**Originally published in JEMS, with permission
