Ginny McGee is assisting Karen Chase, the athletic
trainer at DigitalSports High School and the Athletic Trainers Association in
their efforts have the legislature require that all high schools in the state
have Automated External Defibrillators (AED's). At DigitalSports High School,
an AED was purchased through funding of the DSHS booster club. We have one, and
that is good, but many schools in the state do not.
The Athletic Trainers Association is looking to obtain signatures in support of
this effort to require high schools in the state to have AED's. The signatures
will be presented to members of the State Legislature to demonstrate support
across the state for this requirement. If you would like your name added to
this list, email Ginny McGee at GMcGee@McGeePartners.net.
Each year 325,000 people in the United States die from sudden cardiac arrest.
This is different than a heart attack, and can happen to anyone, including
children. Statistics show that 90-95% of people who go into sudden cardiac arrest
die. The only effective treatment is defibrillation within 3 to 5 minutes. Most
ambulances will not arrive in the scene in that amount of time. For every
minute defibrillation is delayed, survival chance decrease by 10%. AED's save
lives!
