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"name": "What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?",
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"text": "Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an electrical disturbance in the heart that prevents it from beating properly. During SCA, the ventricles flutter in a phenomenon known as ventricular fibrillation, making them unable to deliver blood to the body. The heart responds by quivering, rather than beating in a normal fashion. Blood flow to the brain is reduced to the point that the person loses consciousness and collapses. Unless emergency treatment is provided quickly, death usually follows."
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"name": "Who is at risk of sudden cardiac arrest?",
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"text": "There are no warning signs associated with SCA. It often affects those who have experienced previous episodes of SCA, heart attacks, or heart failure; but it can also strike someone with absolutely no history of heart problems. Treatment includes: CPR to keep the blood flowing through the bodyDefibrillation to restore a normal rhythm to the heart "
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