Athletic Trainer, AED Save Athlete After Collapse

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Caleb Perkins, an athlete at Revere High School in Ohio, collapsed and went into full cardiac arrest during track practice on Friday afternoon. The combined quick thinking by a coach and athletic trainer, and the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator) may have saved his life.

Newsnet 5 Clevelandreports that when Perkins collapsed, a coach told teammates to send for the athletic trainer and AED while the coach performed CPR. The trainer used the AED to shock the boy’s heart before the paramedics arrived.

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