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...Robertson: Yes, they're the same thing. Cardiac arrest is caused by electrical problems in the heart, which cause the heart to stop pumping blood...
...Robertson: The fact that researchers were looking at information gathered over a number of years means there is a real rise here, not just a statistical fluke...
...Robertson: Of course. It's very interesting that these numbers have risen at the same time as we've seen an increase in unhealthy lifestyle choices - decreasing physical activity, rise in weight, an increase in cigarette advertising among youth. Young women still consider smoking an effective weight control method. All this leads to a lot of questions...
...Robertson: One of the most important things to take away from this is that death from cardiac arrest is not inevitable. If we had more people reacting quickly we could prevent these deaths. We need to educate people about calling 911, performing CPR, or, as a recent AHA program has encouraged, using portable defibrillators...
...Robertson: Not exactly. What we can say at this point is that fatal cardiac arrests are a serious problem, and that there are things we can do to prevent their occurrence. We need to conduct further investigations - this type of study is mean to generate a hypothesis, not answer all our questions...