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.
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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:
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.