The best survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest through transformative research in
Recognition, Response and Recovery.
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Rapid Recognition of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Every day over 100 hearts will suddenly stop beating and every year paramedics respond to an estimated 37,000 Canadians experiencing a SCA. -
Rapid Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
CPR & defibrillation within the first few minutes of cardiac arrest are essential to minimizing cerebral injury. -
Recovering Life from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Those that survive SCA and return home from the hospital can face a spectrum of difficult neurocognitive and psychosocial challenges.
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We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.