A Scripps News investigation found though your school may have the equipment it needs to save a life, don’t count on staff to be ready to use it.
High school sophomore Matthew Mangine Jr. collapsed to the ground in June 2020, after his heart suddenly stopped beating during a practice with his soccer team in Kentucky. Sitting nearby was an automated external defibrillator, or AED — the device NFL medical teams raced to use earlier this month to help restart Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s heart.
Scripps News analyzed the most recent three years of national data detailing EMS runs to U.S. schools and examined over 1,000 cases of sudden cardiac arrests. We discovered that in about 40% of cases, no AED was used before help arrived. The sudden loss of heart function is understudied in young people, but medical experts estimate it may strike between 2,000 and 7,000 kids every year in this country.
In January of this year, the Mangine family and St. Henry District High reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. The school’s lawyer, Kevin Hoskins, did not respond to emailed requests for comment. "State legislators and high school athletic associations need to do better," said Kevin Murphy, the Mangines' attorney."No parent should drop their kid off at a sporting event and not see them again."Since the response to a cardiac emergency must be so swift, experts say rehearsing is critical. Beyond that, they say drills highlight what a school may be lacking when it comes to mounting a proper response.
She saw the difference in Tennessee when a similar law was passed there in 2017. All junior or senior public high schools there must conduct AED drills. He says beyond having an AED on site, schools need to both drill on their use and create a maintenance plan to ensure their batteries and other parts are regularly checked.
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