L-R: Ballard High School principal Phil Brockman accepts four defibrillators, one from Don Simpson, president of the Ballard High School Foundation and a Kiwanis member, and three from Stan Coe, president of the Ballard chapter of the Kiwanis Club. They will be placed in strategic locations in the high school. Coe's said his life was saved by such a device.
Thanks to the generosity of the Ballard chapter of the Kiwanis Club and the Ballard High School Foundation, Ballard High School now has four defibrillators on the ready if a student or faculty member experiences sudden cardiac arrest.
The defibrillators were supplied by Northwest AED in Medina. AED stands for "auto-external defibrillator." High schools have been more willing to utilize these devices because they now offer voice prompts on how to assist a person in a heart emergency and can even tell the user not to apply the shock if the victim's heart is not at issue.
The devices are mounted on walls but also contained in a portable case, handy for their athletic department to take to away games, just in case.
