When a person suffers sudden cardiac arrest, an AED, automated external defibrillator, can save their life. More than 7,000 people under the age of 18 experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year but many states don’t require AEDs in schools.
Elizabeth Gabriel of Side Effects Public Media reports.
This reporting is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2023 Data Fellowship.
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