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Three
Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) are now
available at Bishop McDevitt High School in designated
areas in case of an emergency requiring their use. One
will be readily available to athletes practicing or
playing on the premises.
There
is an AED in the lobby of the school and on the third
floor. They are available to anyone in the building
who may need it. The AED is self-directed and can be used by
untrained individuals. However, McDevitt’s administration and staff,
faculty and coaches have received training. |
The project was initiated by the Tuffy family.
On May 1, 1999, the Bishop McDevitt High School community mourned
the death of Jennifer Tuffy, a McDevitt senior and member of the
Track Team. She succumbed after being on life support at Abington
Hospital following her collapse in McDevitt's parking lot while at
track practice. The cause of her death was a congenital heart
condition that Jen had, of which her family was not aware. The
emergency efforts immediately available at the time could not save
her. However, her family felt that if a defibrillator had been used,
Jen would have had a chance.
As time passed, they requested that
donations being made to a Memorial Scholarship, which was
established at the time of her death, be used to purchase the AEDs.
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on AEDs, their use, and grant info.
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Automatic External Defibrillators