VOLUME 53 | ISSUE 19
WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2024
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Clear Creek County declares October Sudden Cardiac Arrest Month BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Sadie Schultz (left) and Amelia Kauffman at Clear Creek Wellness at 1506 Miner St. in Idaho Springs. PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL
Alongside Clear Creek paramedics, county commissioners declared October to be Sudden Cardiac Arrest Month and announced a scavenger hunt to find Automated External Defibrillators located in public areas throughout the county. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart malfunctions and stops beating unexpectedly, according to paramedics. If not treated within minutes, it quickly leads to death. An AED, they said, is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat and allow a normal rhythm to resume following SCA. The current county map, https:// www.clearcreekcounty.us/1439/ AEDs-in-Clear-Creek-County, shows AEDs located in at least 28 public SEE AED, P4
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