Cardiac arrest - How common is it?
Cardiac arrest occurs in a large number of people.
Each year about 75,000 people in the UK who are not in hospital have a cardiac arrest.[1]
References
- Norris RM. Sudden cardiac death and acute myocardial infarction in three British health districts: the UK heart attack study. 1999. British Heart Foundation, London, UK.
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