The best way to reduce the rate of sudden death is to place automated defibrillators (AEDs) into the hands of bystanders, whether they are trained or not. This is the common belief that prevails among people.
Nevertheless, a trial conducted by researchers had proved otherwise. The study showed that public access to and intervention with AEDs on average could save merely one life in a community over a three-year period with a cost of providing 800 volunteers with ready access to AEDs.
The rate of sudden death was reduced by only 5 percent, even after AEDs were given to all heart attack survivors.
On the other hand, there is evidence showing that primary care physicians can reduce sudden death by nearly 30 percent. This is done through advising their patients to quit smoking, adopt a regular exercise program, eat fish high in omega-3 oil, and prescribing for them appropriate medicines for hypertension and heart failure.
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