Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. suffer a cardiac arrest associated with participation in school athletic events or practices. It is the leading cause of death for student athletes. Survival of this traumatic event is improved when people are prepared to give CPR immediately and an AED is available. In schools with AEDs, 70% of children survive cardiac arrest. That’s 7x the overall survival rate for children. In addition, visitors to these events, parents and grandparents, are also protected by these lifesaving response plans.

The safety of students, school staff and visitors is improved when school emergency action teams are prepared and empowered to administer lifesaving care until emergency medical services arrive.