North Carolina Lawmakers Push Bills to Require AEDs in Public Schools

Smart Heart Act would require AEDs in public schools

RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) – A Senate bill called the Smart Heart Act would require public schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans and require the placement of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) in each public school. At a conference on Wednesday, people gathered in support of the bill. After members of the General Assembly began the event, the first speaker was introduced. Denny Kellington, the Vice President of Player Health a…

North Carolina lawmakers push bills to require AEDs in public schools - Stateline Publications

An Automated External Defibrillator, (AED) placed on the wall in public locations. (Photo: Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images) Former East Carolina University track athlete Hailey Yentz went 10 minutes without a pulse after collapsing in a campus weight room before athletic trainers revived her with four shocks from an automated external defibrillator. “What most of us aren’t usually thinking about when we walk into a building is that the people…

North Carolina lawmakers push bills to require AEDs in public schools

Former East Carolina University track athlete Hailey Yentz went 10 minutes without a pulse after collapsing in a campus weight room before athletic trainers revived her with four shocks from an automated external defibrillator. “What most of us aren’t usually thinking about when we walk into a building is that the people around us and […]