Teen Saves Referee's Life with Defibrillator
Have you ever wondered if you will ever use what you learn in school? For one teenage girl that question was answered suddenly last Thursday night.
Lindsey Paradise is a 16 year-old sophomore at Fridley High School in Fridley, Minnesota. On Thursday night she was in the stands watching the Fridley boys’ basketball team when one of the referees collapsed on the court.
Lindsey had just learned CPR in a school class taught by the police emergency rescue team, and she recognized immediately that the referee, Dale Wakasugi, was in critical danger.
According to her sister who was also at the game, “Lindsey flew from the stands and slid on her knees right up to him.” Lindsey applied four rounds of CPR but the procedure was not working. Mr. Wakasugi was still in trouble.
Lindsey grabbed an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). An AED is a device that has a microprocessor in it that analyzes a person’s heart beat to determine if there is a problem. When a problem is detected, the AED is used to send an electric shock into the person to regulate the heart beat.
Lindsey put the defibrillator pad on Mr. Wakasugi’s chest. The shock from the AED brought him around and he regained a pulse.
Lindsey had saved Mr. Wakasugi’s life. Mr. Wakasugi was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery to repair a blocked artery. He was sent home on Sunday night.
He said, “If this girl didn’t have the wherewithal to stay calm and know how to run that defibrillator, I wouldn’t be here. CPR wouldn’t have done it. I’m just grateful.”
Lindsey’s lessons from school saved a person’s life.
Source: KSTP.com
BLOG QUESTION
Ten states have passed laws that require the placement of AED’s in public places like schools. Do you think the federal government should step in and pass a law requiring AED’s in public places all over the country?
Lindsey Paradise is a 16 year-old sophomore at Fridley High School in Fridley, Minnesota. On Thursday night she was in the stands watching the Fridley boys’ basketball team when one of the referees collapsed on the court.
Lindsey had just learned CPR in a school class taught by the police emergency rescue team, and she recognized immediately that the referee, Dale Wakasugi, was in critical danger.
According to her sister who was also at the game, “Lindsey flew from the stands and slid on her knees right up to him.” Lindsey applied four rounds of CPR but the procedure was not working. Mr. Wakasugi was still in trouble.
Lindsey grabbed an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). An AED is a device that has a microprocessor in it that analyzes a person’s heart beat to determine if there is a problem. When a problem is detected, the AED is used to send an electric shock into the person to regulate the heart beat.
Lindsey put the defibrillator pad on Mr. Wakasugi’s chest. The shock from the AED brought him around and he regained a pulse.
Lindsey had saved Mr. Wakasugi’s life. Mr. Wakasugi was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery to repair a blocked artery. He was sent home on Sunday night.
He said, “If this girl didn’t have the wherewithal to stay calm and know how to run that defibrillator, I wouldn’t be here. CPR wouldn’t have done it. I’m just grateful.”
Lindsey’s lessons from school saved a person’s life.
Source: KSTP.com
BLOG QUESTION
Ten states have passed laws that require the placement of AED’s in public places like schools. Do you think the federal government should step in and pass a law requiring AED’s in public places all over the country?
5 Comments:
If the guy might have died, I think that more people should have taken responsibility to save a persons life. This person was an lifesaver to the person who might have died. Most people won't take that extra step
I think that it is a good idea that the government should make sure that all shools and other public places have things like that around. In case that anyone would need that, it would always be at your side.I also think that younger schools like elementary and juinor high should take lessons on life-saving because posters just isn't enough.
wow i think that you should always have things like that around you because if needed, it's at your side. Yes, I think that it is a good idea to have defibrillator in public places.
I think that public places should have AED's, because god forbid anything like that would happen again, there would be an AED near by. I also think that kids should learn how to use them in case of an emergency like this. There should definitely be a federal law about that and I personally think that it would save a lot more people's lives.
I think that it would be very scary for younger students to learn about AED, and CPR, so i think that they should require AED and CPR. But only the 5th grade and up should address it and use it. younger kids might freak out. i also think that there should be a public pay phone within 10 yards of every public place like stores, schools, fields, etc. so just in case people don't know how to do CPR or don't know about an AED, just incase, they can call a hospital. (also for reasons,
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