AEDs Save Lives of Student Athletes
Summary
If an abnormality is identified the machine will charge itself and instruct the rescuer to stand clear of the victim and to press the shock button.Texas is following the lead of other proactive states like New York, Maryland and Delaware, where AEDs must be on site at schools and school-sponsored activities.“Using all of these available resources greatly increases the rate of survival.” NewHouse Medical is the leading provider of the Samaritan AED, developed by Heartsine.While figures are not available for the number of adolescent deaths caused by SCA, it strikes more than 250,000 Americans each year: nearly one death every two minutes (according to the American Heart Association).Up to 50,000 of those deaths could be prevented using the Cardiac Chain of Survival (AHA):• Step one: Early access to care (calling 911 or other emergency number)• Step two: Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)• Step three: Early defibrillation (AED)• Step four: Early advanced cardiac life support“In addition to having AEDs available on site, an emergency response plan should be established and key individuals at each facility also should be trained in the complete Cardiac Chain of Survival,” explained Mosesso.“Using all of these available resources greatly increases the rate of survival.”NewHouse Medical is the leading provider of the Samaritan AED, developed by Heartsine.