The June safety tip brought to you by the Environmental Health & Safety Team:

Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function which can cause death within minutes. Each year nearly 360,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital with over 80 percent of those happening at home.
The American Heart Association (AHA) lists the following as signs of cardiac arrest:
– A sudden loss of responsiveness
– No normal breathing

Click HERE to learn what to do if these signs are present and find more resources about responding to cardiac arrest.