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16
By implementing the “Anyone Can Save a Life” program at
his Minnesota high school, Athletic Director Craig Anderson
is a key reason a visiting basketball player survived sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA). The program is part of a larger Medtronic
Foundation eort called HeartRescue that works with state
and national partners to improve SCA survival rates.
Craig Anderson is a reluctant hero. The athletic director at
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School says he was simply doing
his job, following steps outlined in the “Anyone Can Save a
Life” program: install automated external debrillators (AEDs),
implement an emergency action plan, and train coaches and
athletes in CPR.
“Like many of my peers, I was slow in implementing the program,”
Anderson said. “We acquired four AEDs and I started an action
plan, but hadn’t gotten around to CPR training. When the worst
injuries you’ve seen are broken bones and concussions, it’s hard
to imagine a life-threatening incident happening at school.”
But one did. During a basketball game in 2011, a visiting player
suddenly collapsed from SCA. Luckily, a nurse rushed from
the stands and started CPR. At the same time, Anderson and
designated sta and students followed the emergency plan:
someone called 911, someone got an AED, someone was at the
door directing paramedics. The basketball player survived and
today has a Medtronic implantable cardioverter debrillator
(ICD) to help prevent another SCA episode.
The traumatic incident motivated Anderson to fast-track CPR
training and he’s working to get an AED at each of the school’s
seven athletic locations. “This issue can’t be on the back burner
any longer,” he said. “While we wish we could have expert medical
care at all school events, we don’t have that luxury. Saving lives
falls on our shoulders.”
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading
cause of death among U.S. student athletes,
and today only one in 10 survives. To help
save more lives, the Medtronic Foundation
is collaborating with the Minnesota State
High School League in an unprecedented
pilot program. It provides turnkey
emergency response plans and training
protocols to help coaches and athletes
respond to life-threatening SCA
emergencies in the first critical minutes.
I am the face of readiness.