{"id":24527,"date":"2015-09-08T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/the-importance-of-aeds-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:31:03","slug":"the-importance-of-aeds-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/the-importance-of-aeds-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of AEDs in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Importance of AEDs in Schools<\/h2>\n

It’s back to school again and the First Aid Canada Team wants to ensure nationwide safety in our schools and that means becoming educated on the importance of Automated External Defibrillators. AEDs are now becoming more and more prevalent in public settings, especially schools.<\/p>\n

Every year, over 40,000 Canadians suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) – that’s one incident every 12 minutes. School-aged children are not immune to cardiac arrest, an estimated 5,000-7,000 children die from SCA each year. Often these unfortunate incidences occur on school grounds or playing fields, as contact sport injuries can increase the odds of an SCA event. <\/p>\n

Check out this informative video on Matt Keene, a 17-year-old athlete who went into cardiac arrest following football practice in New Hampshire whose life was saved thanks to an AED:
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