A new bill passed unanimously by the D.C. council Tuesday will require all public and charter schools create and execute plans up for when students have serious cardiac emergencies. A six-time heart attack survivor told 海角社区app why this legislation is so important.
鈥淪udden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 killer of student athletes,鈥� said Jude Mabon茅, Miss District of Columbia 2023 and a six-time heart attack survivor.
She long advocated for that was passed unanimously by the D.C. council this week.
It will require schools, both public and charter, to have cardiac emergency response plans for preparation of serious heart episodes on campus.
鈥淲hen a cardiac emergency strikes, somebody knows that it’s their responsibility to get the AED (automated external defibrillator),” Mabon茅 told 海角社区app. “Somebody else knows that it’s their job to call 911, and somebody else is going to start CPR without any delay and that is going to dramatically increase their survival rate.鈥�
Schools will need to implement a written 鈥淐ardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP)鈥� by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.
Mabon茅 was at a cross-country practice when she first experienced a heart attack.
鈥淚 had pain in my left shoulder, I had a headache, I was nauseous, just all the traditional symptoms 鈥� and honestly, I didn’t know the severity of what was going on,鈥� she told 海角社区app.
鈥淲e were waiting for emergency services to respond and so my coaches went into the gym to finish out the workout, and I was left by myself to wait for that. And so to me, this is very personal,鈥� she said.
According to the American Heart Association, happen the U.S. each year; 23,000 happen to people under 18 years old.
鈥淚t can happen to anybody, and that’s why I’m just so thrilled that the council is taking this seriously,鈥� said Mabon茅.
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