Commotio cordis is defined as a cardiac concussion with significant electrical disturbance when force is applied to the thorax during a vulnerable phase of ventricular repolarization. Commotio Cordis is the second highest cause of death in athletes.
As of June 1, 2013, there are 293 area codes in service in the 50 states, plus 1 for DC and 6 for various external territories of the United States (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Iâ¦slands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands), plus 10 more that are scheduled to be added in the coming months.
US Area Codes By State. Location of all Area Codes in the US. To faciltiate the millions of phone users, the United States of America is divided into regions known as Area Codes, corresponding to particular geographic telephone dialing areas.