AHSTW Community School District is EXCITED to share that we have joined a nationwide community effort to work with Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory) on becoming a Heart Safe School. This decision is the result of our wish to ensure that our campus is prepared to provide an immediate response to someone suffering a cardiac emergency.
In the United States, it is estimated that annually 356,000 adults experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest as well as 23,000 pediatric cardiac arrests (Mozaffarian, D, 2015; Okubo, M et al, 2020). Although approximately 90% of those people will not survive the event, the likelihood of survival increases with prompt intervention. Early intervention that includes CPR and restoration of normal heart rhythm with the use of an AED increases the chance of survival.
Through our cooperative efforts with Project ADAM in partnership with the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa Heart, and LifeNet, AHSTW CSD has joined thousands of schools throughout the nation in preparing our school for a life-threatening emergency. This program enables us to offer any person who may experience a sudden cardiac arrest the best chance for survival.
We especially want to thank our AHSTW CODE team led by Mrs. Kaleigh Lane, AHSTW CSD School Nurse, and everyone who participated today!
Thank you and Congratulations!
