A 13-year-old Plain City boy's recent cardiac arrest could have ended in tragedy, but instead it is opening up a conversation about the importance of AED access, training and awareness.
A routine visit to Planet Fitness in Idaho Falls earlier this month turned into a night Grace Pontzer will never forget.
"I'll totally take the blame," Holmes said. "I know the importance of it, and my failure was just not having it visibly available at all times. So I take responsibility for that AED not being present." "If you're going to have an AED, that's really where it needs to be," McConkie said. "In the moment, you may not have time to go searching around."
Holmes also said "major changes" are being made in Farr West, including adding an AED to the city offices of Farr West.
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