[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1233]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL ACT AND SAVE A LIFE DAY

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, February is Heart Month. I rise today to 
recognize Save a Life Community Heart Training Day. This is an effort 
by the American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia Institute, and the 
Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Texas, to raise 
awareness about the importance of adult CPR and AED use.
  Sudden cardiac arrest, also known as SCA, is the leading cause of 
death in the United States, with roughly 300,000 Americans dying from 
SCAs every year. Both of my grandfathers died of SCA before I was born. 
I always dreamed of what it would be like to go fishing with Grandpa.
  The best chance for survival is defibrillation--delivery of an 
electric pulse shock to the heart. An SCA victim has a 50-75 percent 
chance of survival if a shock is administered to the heart within 5 
minutes of collapse. Awareness and training are critical to saving and 
enhancing lives.
  Mr. Speaker, as sponsor of legislation designed to encourage Good 
Samaritans to use AEDs to save lives, I'm proud to recognize Save a 
Life Day. Get trained, so a young boy can go fishing with Grandpa.

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