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Know the Symptoms
Fainting
Seizures
Sudden Death
- most common symptom
- caused by heart temporarily beating in an erratic way
- usually occurs without warning
- caused by being startled, excited, angry, fearful, or during exercising.
Seizures
- when heart beats erratically, brain becomes deprived of oxygen which cause seizures
Sudden Death
- if heart does not return to normal rhythm spontaneously and paramedics or doctors do not arrive in time to convert rhythm back to normal, than sudden death can occur