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Project ADAM presentation urges AED coverage; district says it already has devices but will review field coverage
Summary
Project ADAM representatives asked Columbus County Schools on May 12 to certify campuses as “heart safe,” citing survival gains from early CPR and defibrillation; district staff said the system has about 25 AEDs, performs monthly checks and will map gap locations on athletic fields and high‑traffic areas.
Project ADAM representatives and a Duke Children's nurse practitioner told the Columbus County Board of Education on May 12 that equipping schools with automated external defibrillators (AEDs), routine CPR training and regular AED drills can materially increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest.
Danielle Sturkey, nurse practitioner and Project ADAM North Carolina program coordinator, described Project ADAM’s origin and mission and said early defibrillation is the critical, life‑saving intervention for cardiac arrest. She cited national survival statistics from Project ADAM efforts and…
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