“As coaches, trainers and parents of our nation’s youth, nothing is more important than ensuring our players’ health and safety,” said Daniel Kirby, director of risk management of Little League Baseball and Softball. “AEDs are increasingly becoming a part of every team’s standard emergency equipment, and as a leader in youth sports, we’re proud to take the right steps to reduce the risk of sudden death among our young athletes, their coaches and fans.”
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone at any time—often without warning. Sadly, school-aged children are not immune. An estimated 5,000-7,000 children die from SCA each year without exhibiting prior symptoms¹, some of them on school grounds and on playing fields, where contact sports injuries sometimes increase the odds of an SCA event. That's why many schools and sports venues have installed Philips HeartStart AEDs. HeartStart AEDs are designed to be easy to use and to maintain, and virtually anyone can be trained to operate them. And HeartStart AEDs are the number one portable defibrillator among airlines, in airports and in workplaces worldwide.²
In addition to innovative products, Philips offers a comprehensive AED program package. Philips HeartStart AED Services includes site assessment, program management, medical direction, staff training and a range of financing options, enabling you to create an effective, manageable and affordable resuscitation solution for your school, team, league or sports venue.
About Little League Baseball and Softball Little League Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with nearly 2.7 million players and one million volunteers in every U.S. state and scores of other countries. For more information, visit us online at www.littleleague.org. 1. Berger S., Dhaka A., Friedberg D.Z. Sudden cardiac death in infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric Clinics of North America. April 1999; 46 (2):221. Statistics above are estimates. 2. Frost and Sullivan, 2007 |