Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Children and Adolescents: Individual Initiatives in Orange County, California

摘要

Orange County (OC), California has an estimated population of just over 3 million, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and ahead of San Diego County1. It is the sixth most populous county in the United States. The county is famous for its tourism, as the home of such attractions as Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. It is also the county with the highest per capita National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Olympic athletes. This may be the reason for what appears to be a heightened awareness of prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in the young athletes in OC.