Shocking Statistics

Autor/in	Bingham, Dave
Titel	Shocking Statistics
Quelle	In: American School & University, 81 (2009) 7, S.32-34 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-0945
Schlagwörter	Heart Disorders; Athletes; Death; School Safety; Prevention; Public Health; First Aid; Equipment; School Health Services; Training; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Herzkrankheit; Athlet; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitswesen; Unfallhilfe; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Ausbildung
Abstract	On a Friday night in 2000, high school football player Josh Miller collapsed as he ran off the field. Several minutes later, the 15-year-old was dead from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This is not an uncommon scenario in school athletics. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), SCA is the leading cause of death in young athletes and Americans in general; it claims more than 250,000 lives annually. Statistics from the American Association of School Administrators indicate that 7,000 to 10,000 young people die each year from SCA. In June 2008, U.S. News and World Report published the results of a study from HeartRhythm Journal that found that students who suffer from SCA have only a one in 10 chance of survival. Of the cases that occurred from 2000 to 2006, the overall survival rate was 11 percent, ranging from 4 percent to 21 percent per year. A majority of these incidents occurred somewhere on school property. As schools consider the issue of SCA, they should recognize that it is an important issue not only for student athletes, but also for community members. About 20 percent of a community's population is at a local school on any given day, whether it be to drop off something for a child, attend a social function or volunteer. When someone experiences SCA, the time for response is short. The AHA advises the optimum time for reviving individuals suffering from SCA is within three minutes of the incident. When a person has immediate access to automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), these survival rates increase by as much as 80 percent. This rate drops to 2 percent for individuals left untreated after 10 minutes. Buying AEDs is the first step to developing an AED program. AEDs should be accompanied by a comprehensive training and maintenance program to ensure the unit is always ready for use. This article discusses some considerations in establishing an AED program. An AED program lets parents, administrators, students and community members know that schools have the technology that can save lives. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10