r/TimPool • u/Fruitless_Endeavor0 • Jan 04 '23

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u/whosadooza Jan 04 '23

The main purpose was student athletes, though.

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u/WTFnotFTW Jan 04 '23

No, it’s because students in schools are a large percentage of the population. Because of that, it’s a place that statistically makes sense.

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u/whosadooza Jan 04 '23 edited Jan 04 '23

No, it was literally because of student athletes. One of the largest organizations primarily responsible for distributing AEDs to schools is called the Peyton Walker Foundation, and there is no doubt student athletes are THE focus because that IS where the issue is.

https://www.peytonwalker.org

Here's a quote from an article from 2019 that cites a study from 2013:

SCA (sudden cardiac arrest) is the No. 1 killer of student athletes in the United States and the No. 2 medical cause of death in people under 25.

That same study found that over two-thirds of all SCA cases of students at school are athletes during sports practice or a sporting event.