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Published on: 3/3/2005
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"We're in the process of getting them for all the buildings," said Natalie Robison, a school nurse at Hilliard Darby High School."They (the legislature) appropriated $2.5-million for school districts throughout the state to receive these."
By March 30, Robison said, some 80 to 100 faculty and staff members throughout the district will be trained to use the AEDs.
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Robison said the NTFD also will direct the district as to where to place the AEDs within each school building.They will be available for use during school hours, and as various groups and individuals use the buildings during non-school hours.
"This is something that will be accessible to everyone who uses the building," she said.
According to Robison, two adults have gone into cardiac arrest within Hilliard school buildings over the past 10 years.She said the AEDs will be valuable because survival rates for those who experience cardiac arrest drop 7 percent to 10 percent for every minute that passes without defibrillator treatment.
Instances of brain damage can occur, she said, after four minutes of no treatment.
"If you don't have an AED and you're waiting for a squad to arrive with one, you're losing valuable minutes," she said.