Excerpt copied from the full article on WLWT.com
CINCINNATI —
Automated external defibrillators save lives, and having one close by when someone goes into cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death.
WLWT dug into how local schools prepare for heart emergencies in athletics and if more could be done to keep kids safe.
Currently, there are recommendations but no requirements in place at the state level for school sports teams to have AEDs every time student athletes are practicing or competing. Every district sets their own standards, rules and guidelines.
The inconsistencies from one district to the next concern Brenda Williams, a local mom and longtime Children’s Hospital employee. She currently works as a simulation education consultant, instructing nurses. She also spent time as a cardiac intensive care unit nurse. She also studied cardiac arrest in young athletes when she was getting her master’s degree.
