Table 3.
Reported Events of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Responding High Schools
School |
Individual |
Event |
Location of Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
Location of AED |
Person Who Deployed AED |
Outcome |
1 | Athlete | Practice | Hallway near athletic facility | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Died |
2 | Athlete | Practice | Practice field | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Survived |
3 | Athlete (n = 1)Visitor (n = 1) | Practice (n = 1)Game (n = 1) | Basketball facility (n = 2) | At venue (n = 2) | Employee with AED training (n = 2) | Not answered for either individuala |
4 | Athlete | Question not answered | Weight room | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Died |
5 | Student (nonathlete) | Unrelated to athletics | Basketball facility | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Survived |
6 | Student (nonathlete) | Unrelated to athletics | Question not answered | Brought to site | Question not answered | Survived |
7 | Student (nonathlete) | Question not answered | Main office | At venue | Employee with AED training | Died |
8 | Student (nonathlete) | Unrelated to athletics | Classroom building | At venue | Question not answered | Survived |
9 | Parent | Unrelated to athletics | Hallway near athletic facility | At venue | Emergency medical services | Survived |
10 | Parent | Game | Basketball facility | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Survived |
11 | Visitor (n = 1)Official, coach, or referee (n = 1) | Game (n = 2) | Football field (n = 1)Basketball facility (n = 1) | At venue (n = 1)Brought to site (n = 1) | Employee with AED training (n = 2) | Survived (n = 2) |
12 | Visitor | Unrelated to athletics | Hallway away from athletic facility | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Survived |
13 | Visitor | Game | Football field | At venue | Employee with AED training | Died |
14 | Visitor (n = 1)Official, coach, or referee (n = 1) | Game (n = 2) | Hallway away from athletic facility (n = 1)Hallway near athletic facility (n = 1) | At venue (n = 1)Brought to site (n = 1) | Employee with AED training (n = 2) | Died (n = 1)Survived (n = 1) |
15 | Visitor | Unrelated to athletics | Cafeteria | At venue | Employee with AED training | Survived |
16 | Visitor | Unrelated to athletics | Football field | At venue | Employee with AED training | Died |
17 | Visitor | Unrelated to athletics | Football field | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Survived |
18 | Visitor | Game | Basketball facility | At venue | Employee with AED training | Survived |
19 | Visitor | Question not answered | Main office | Brought to site | Employee with AED training | Died |
20 | Visitor | Game | Basketball facility | At venue | Employee with AED training | Survived |
21 | Visitor | Game | Basketball facility | At venue | Employee with AED training | Survived |
22 | Other | Unrelated to athletics | Football field | Brought to site | Employee without AED training | Died |
Abbreviation: AED, automated external defibrillator.
Both individuals from school 3 were included in deaths because the question of survival was unanswered.