Heart quiz.

• Position: Advertisement

Are you heart smart? Do you know more about your car's motor than your own internal pump?

Americans spend money on airbags, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. With more than 400,000 sudden cardiac deaths occurring in the United States each year, your best insurance policy might be a defibrillator under your bed or in your neighborhood to prevent death from sudden cardiac arrest. Test your knowledge about sudden cardiac arrest.

Remember, SCA can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. Defibrillators save lives!

1. In the United States, it is estimated that more than--people per day suffer sudden cardiac arrest.

   1. 10

   2. 100

   3. 1,000

   4. 10,000

2. Approximately 80 percent of deaths from sudden cardiac arrests occur:

   1. in the home

   2. in the workplace

   3. in fitness centers

3. Currently, a person in a New York City high-rise condo has a 5 percent or less chance of an AED-equipped vehicle arriving before death occurs.

   1. True

   2. False

4. Sudden cardiac arrest and heart attack are the same.

   1. True

   2. False

5. Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in the world's industrialized countries.

   1. True

   2. False

6. Sudden cardiac arrest may occur when a baseball strikes a child's chest within a critical split second in the heart cycle.

   1. True

   2. False

7. Approximately what percentage of people have no prior cardiac history when sudden cardiac arrest and death occur?

   1. Up to 10%

   2. Up to 30%

   3. 50% or more

8. Women have the greatest mortality from which of the following:

   1. Breast cancer

   2. Heart disease and sudden death

   3. Cancer of the colon

   4. Cancer of the uterus

9. Invariably, symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath precede sudden cardiac death.

   1. True

   2. False

10. Sudden cardiac arrest is rare in women compared with men.

    1. True

    2. False

11. Medications shown to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death include which of the following:

    1. Fish oil

    2. Aspirin

    3. Statins

    4. Beta blockers

    5. All of the above

12. A person needs to be at least 18 years old to operate an AED.

    1. True

    2. False

    Answer Key:

1. c. 2. a, 3. True, 4. False, 5. True, 6. True, 7. c, 8. b, 9. False, 10. False, 11. e, 12. False