Casino – a Great Place to Have Cardiac Arrest

One of the best cardiac arrest survival rates in the U.S. consistently is casinos, like Reno, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, etc.

Why? Well, it starts with all staff trained in CPR, and multiple AEDs in every casino (some since early 90’s). Most areas of a casino are under camera coverage with people actually watching security cameras. Generally, in the public areas, staff observe in person or on camera a person collapse, and use radios to get assistance and AED on the scene quickly.

This photo is not from 2010 – this is a manikin and AED photo from a Las Vegas casino, circa 1997.