The group under study was from 15 to 34 years. It is not a statistical blip. It is a trend. Increased smoking 3. Drug abuse, especially cocaine.
Cocaine can be a powerful trigger for cardiac arrest.
The numbers of people waiting for organ transplants rose five times as fast at the number of transplants done in the 1990s. Make your wishes known to your family that you want to be an organ donor. In most states, they will be responsible for making the final legal decision to do this for you. There is no financial charge to the donor family. An estimated 2 out of 3 Americans have not indicated their wishes to their survivors about donation.