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Cardiac Safety in Lacrosse
LIFEPAK CR2: Using a fully-automatic AED on a child, 30:2 CPR
Learn how to operate a fully-automatic AED on an child along with hands only CPR; 30:2 CPR.
LIFEPAK CR2: Using a fully-automatic AED on an adult, hands only CPR
Learn how to operate a fully-automatic AED on an adult along with hands only CPR.
- Dr William Roberts, a sports medicine specialist at the University of Minnesota, and affiliate of American College of Sports Medicine
The Story Behind a Positive Commotio Cordis Outcome
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine recommends that an AED should be accessible within a minute of a playing field so that a shock can be given within three minutes of an athlete’s collapse...There is a 10 percent decline in survival rate for every one-minute delay in getting shocked by an AED.
The Story Behind Maryland’s Mandatory CPR & AED Training
American Heart Association estimates that sudden cardiac arrest kills upwards of 300,000 people annually. Performing immediate CPR and using a defibrillator can double a victim’s chance of survival...USA Lacrosse encourages leagues and teams to have an on-site AED for all games and practices.
After Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, attention turns to chest pads for young athletes
"If we're looking at the risk reduction of adding a chest plate, compared to the risk reduction of training everybody in hands-only CPR and having an AED available at sites, it would fall heavily on CPR and AEDs in terms of lives saved," said Roberts, American College of Sports Medicine
