High school football player dies after collapsing during game
WYFF Greenville
Rouse was given CPR and shocked with a defibrillator before the ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. Players and coaches from both sides prayed as medical personnel tended to Rouse. Hartsville was hosting Crestwood.
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Ten years ago it would have been very difficult to find an AED on the sidelines at a high school athletic contest. It's tragic that this student died, but AEDs do not bring back every victim. Immediate activation of 911, immediate CPR, and prompt defibrillation are essential to survival after a sudden cardiac arrest. The victim's odds of getting out of the hospital with major brain functions intact are far, far higher when you follow the chain of survival.
Bob
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
