Our Goals
train people to be able to quickly identify medical emergencies and call 911without hesitation
educate as many people as possible, in a comfortable setting, on how to effectively perform CPR
provide communities with public access AEDs
Number of people CPR educated to date:
318
Number of publicly accessible AEDs added to community:
4
Daniel’s Story
On June 26th 2019, our 17 year old son, Daniel went to a friend's house to play basketball. During the game he said he wasn't feeling well, put his hand to his chest and went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
As shocking as it is to hear that a teenager with no known heart condition could have this kind of medical emergency, it is what happened over the next seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks that is the truly amazing story. First: Daniel's friends, Aaron and Kyle recognized the seriousness of the situation and quickly ran to get help. Second: Aaron's mother Jenn called 911, put her fears aside and with the help of the dispatcher began CPR. Third: Engine 4 from the Peabody Fire Department arrived on scene in 1 minute and 58 seconds from the alarm. With a defibrillator on board, they were able to shock Daniel's heart back into rhythm in under four minutes from the time of his collapse. From there, Atlantic Ambulance arrived, returned Daniel's breathing, stabilized him and rushed him the Salem Emergency room. After countless tests, the professionals at Mass General Hospital discovered a congenital heart defect and on July 5th the surgical team at Boston Children's Hospital performed successful open heart surgery to repair Daniel's anomalous coronary artery.
This is not a story about what could have been done or about what should have been done. This is a story about what can be done and what was done. The goals of the Ready To React CPR Education Fund are to address the three vital steps that contributed to Daniel's survival.
CPR pumps partially oxygenated blood through the body, preserving vital neurological and organ function.
If an AED is used within the 3 minutes of cardiac arrest survival rates are between 70% and 80%.
There are about 400,000 cardiac arrests in the United States each year.
In the United States the average Emergency Medical Response is approximately 8 minutes.
“I feel empowered! I feel like if the worst should ever happen, I am now prepared to help save someone’s life.”