Comments on: Win an AED For Your School http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/ The mancave of the Internet, where a Dad can be a Guy. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: National Safety Council Offers Free Emergency Care Training During National CPR & AED Awareness Week | Health | safety | insurance http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-884 National Safety Council Offers Free Emergency Care Training During National CPR & AED Awareness Week | Health | safety | insurance Fri, 28 May 2010 00:41:01 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-884 [...] Win an AED For Your School | Digital Dads [...] [...] Win an AED For Your School | Digital Dads [...]

]]> By: carissao http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-882 carissao Wed, 26 May 2010 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-882 I'm so grateful your daughter Kaitlin was one of the lucky ones. Her (and your) continued efforts to increase awareness and get others trained is so very much appreciated. Here's hoping it doesn't take a personal brush with SCA to gain more parents' commitment to advocate for CPR and AED training for our schools. Be well! I'm so grateful your daughter Kaitlin was one of the lucky ones. Her (and your) continued efforts to increase awareness and get others trained is so very much appreciated. Here's hoping it doesn't take a personal brush with SCA to gain more parents' commitment to advocate for CPR and AED training for our schools. Be well!

]]> By: Linda Forbes http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Linda Forbes Wed, 26 May 2010 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-881 I encourage each of you to learn CPR and to get AED's in place in your community. We are blessed with volunteer & paid EMS throughout our country. However, when someone's heart stops every minute is crucial. How long are you willing to wait for someone to come who knows CPR and has an AED? Kaitlin (featured in the Save a Life at School, SCAF, publication) had walking pneumonia that caused her SCA. Lyme Disease & Coxsackie virus may also lead to SCA resulting from an enlarged heart. Your schools and community need AED's ...Kaitlin is living proof! Just last week an 11 year old boy was saved by parents & coaches who know CPR & used an AED at a baseball field...before EMS arrived. I encourage each of you to learn CPR and to get AED's in place in your community. We are blessed with volunteer & paid EMS throughout our country. However, when someone's heart stops every minute is crucial. How long are you willing to wait for someone to come who knows CPR and has an AED? Kaitlin (featured in the Save a Life at School, SCAF, publication) had walking pneumonia that caused her SCA. Lyme Disease & Coxsackie virus may also lead to SCA resulting from an enlarged heart. Your schools and community need AED's …Kaitlin is living proof! Just last week an 11 year old boy was saved by parents & coaches who know CPR & used an AED at a baseball field…before EMS arrived.

]]> By: carissao http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-880 carissao Wed, 26 May 2010 00:32:28 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-880 That's great to hear! Your school district is among the minority nationwide. Most schools do not yet have AEDs, either because of the cost or the lack of a mandate or community support. But many programs are in place to help schools plan for, fund and/or deploy AEDs, and of course, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is available to help. We welcome your participation in the video contest, if not for your own school, perhaps for a less fortunate neighboring district or other site in your local community. That's great to hear! Your school district is among the minority nationwide. Most schools do not yet have AEDs, either because of the cost or the lack of a mandate or community support. But many programs are in place to help schools plan for, fund and/or deploy AEDs, and of course, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is available to help. We welcome your participation in the video contest, if not for your own school, perhaps for a less fortunate neighboring district or other site in your local community.

]]> By: kherbert http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-879 kherbert Wed, 26 May 2010 00:05:10 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-879 These are standard issue in my school district. We have them in cafeterias (usually center of school). They are also in Gyms, field houses and on sports fields. These are standard issue in my school district. We have them in cafeterias (usually center of school). They are also in Gyms, field houses and on sports fields.

]]> By: carissao http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/05/win-an-aed/comment-page-1/#comment-878 carissao Tue, 25 May 2010 21:41:03 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=964#comment-878 Thank you so much for your support, C.C. While the Foundation is a client as of this year, the cause has been near and dear to me for more than ten years, since a very fit and healthy, 29-year-old friend of mine suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Fortunately, an AED and someone trained in CPR was nearby, and he was saved. Today, my girl and his two daughters are friends and I can't imagine a life without him.<br><br>The reality is SCA can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, often without warning or prior symptoms...and it doesn't discriminate based on age, race or gender. Kaitlin Forbes, the lovely young lady in the photo above, is just one example. She was playing softball when she suffered SCA at the age of 15. Fortunately, her fellow students, a coach and the school nurse acted quickly to perform CPR, get the school's AED and save her life. <br><br>Our goal is to increase awareness and encourage everyone to learn CPR and to be aware of where AEDs are (or are needed) in their community. Any one of us can help save a life. If we can help anyone with community-based initiatives, simply spreading the word, or understanding what questions to ask and to whom, please feel free to reach us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/youcansavealife" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/youcansavealife</a>) or Facebook (<a href="http://facebook.com/youcansavealife" rel="nofollow">http://facebook.com/youcansavealife</a>). <br><br>We look forward to seeing everyone's video submissions. As you said, winners of each category will receive an AED for their school (or, if preferred, for your donation to another community location if the adequate number of AEDs are already in place), and the grand prize winner will also receive a Nintendo Wii gaming system. <br><br>Thanks again for treating this important subject, C.C.! Thank you so much for your support, C.C. While the Foundation is a client as of this year, the cause has been near and dear to me for more than ten years, since a very fit and healthy, 29-year-old friend of mine suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Fortunately, an AED and someone trained in CPR was nearby, and he was saved. Today, my girl and his two daughters are friends and I can't imagine a life without him.

The reality is SCA can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, often without warning or prior symptoms…and it doesn't discriminate based on age, race or gender. Kaitlin Forbes, the lovely young lady in the photo above, is just one example. She was playing softball when she suffered SCA at the age of 15. Fortunately, her fellow students, a coach and the school nurse acted quickly to perform CPR, get the school's AED and save her life.

Our goal is to increase awareness and encourage everyone to learn CPR and to be aware of where AEDs are (or are needed) in their community. Any one of us can help save a life. If we can help anyone with community-based initiatives, simply spreading the word, or understanding what questions to ask and to whom, please feel free to reach us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/youcansavealife) or Facebook (http://facebook.com/youcansavealife).

We look forward to seeing everyone's video submissions. As you said, winners of each category will receive an AED for their school (or, if preferred, for your donation to another community location if the adequate number of AEDs are already in place), and the grand prize winner will also receive a Nintendo Wii gaming system.

Thanks again for treating this important subject, C.C.!

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