Do your schools have public access AEDs? ...AEDs that anyone can grab off the wall and use? And do your schools have AEDs positioned so that someone can fetch one and get to the victim & bystander rescuer in two minutes? And do your schools without fail have an AED at every athletic practice and contest?
Unfortunately, most schools don't. But maybe if enough of us call the schools and ask them, they'll start to think about it.
When you see a cardiac arrest, your brain fights you - "No, this isn't really happening" - and the circumstances fight you - "Dang! in CPR class the manikin didn't weigh very much and wasn't sitting in a deep chair. This blog deals with practical details and presents reports of "saves." Let me have your questions and comments - they will steer the course of this blog. This blog is brought to you by the volunteers at www.slicc.org
