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Committee hears bill to require AEDs and CPR-trained staff at school sports events; advocates stress quick access and training
Summary
Representative Margaret Dreis's proposal would require schools to follow evidence-based guidelines on automatic external defibrillators and CPR at athletic events; the American Heart Association supported an appropriation for high-need schools and said New Hampshire EMS offers reduced-price AED purchasing.
Representative Margaret Drei, prime sponsor of House Bill 763, asked the committee to require schools to follow evidence-based guidance for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation at school sporting events and practices where pupils participate.
The bill text, as presented, specifies that schools and school districts should have AED devices and at least one person trained in CPR available for activities “in which pupils of the school are participating.” Drei said most New Hampshire schools already have at least one AED but the bill would…
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