The plan instructs people to dial 911, start CPR, and use an AED on campus and at school-sponsored athletic events in the case of a cardiac emergency.
) - Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the John Wesley Foster Act, a piece of legislation that requires public schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan in place, according to the American Heart Association.
Oliver says equipping schools and communities with access to AEDs and people prepared to respond is the key to saving lives when every second counts. The Act is named after John Wesley Foster, a 9-year-old boy from Gadsden who died from cardiac arrest in November 2006. Anderson says her hope is that this legislation will empower schools to save the lives of students, parents, teachers and other school visitors.
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