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AAP Grand Rounds 18:9-10 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

SPORTS MEDICINE

AEDs in High Schools

Source: Rothmier JD, Drezner JA, Harmon KG. Automated external defibrillators in Washington State high schools. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41:301–305; doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.032979[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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Sudden cardiac collapse is a rare event but is the leading cause of death in young athletes.1,2 This study from the University of Washington assessed the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the presence of emergency action plans among Washington high schools. Using a cross-sectional survey, principals at each Washington high school were asked to complete a web-based questionnaire regarding the presence, location, and past utilization of AEDs, emergency preparedness, training of personnel, and coordination of the emergency action plan with outside emergency medical services.

Twenty-nine percent of the 407 possible schools completed the survey. Of these, 54% (64 of 118) had at least one AED on school grounds. AEDs were most likely to be located in the training room, basketball gym, main school building, or nurses’ office. Only one . . . [Full Text of this Article]

David Bernhardt, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Orthopedics/Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital and University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine, Madison, WI.