AED LAW

JUST BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND FOOTBALL PRACTICES BEGIN, OHIO'S GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER YESTERDAY (TUESDAY). 
HOUSE BILL 47 IS A LONG TIME COMING. OVER THE YEARS WE'VE REPORTED SEVERAL STORIES OF KIDS WHO'VE DIED FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST BECAUSE AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WASN'T AVAILABLE. YES, IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION, BUT NOW IT'S STATE LAW. AEDs ARE NOW REQUIRED IN EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTERED NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL IN OHIO AND ALL MUNICIPALLY OWNED OR OPERATED SPORTS AND RECREATION VENUES. AEDs HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SAVING LIVES DURING CARDIAC EMERGENCIES. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF STUDENT-ATHLETES.