My wife worked in the ED for many years….every few months they would see a young kid or young father or mother pass away

Apr 18, 2024
5:16:52pm

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

From a heart attack that was completely unexplainable. Often very healthy people in shape. That was always the hardest for her.

It’s so sad

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This morning a 21 year old kid died at our stake center playing pick up hoops

cougarblue

Apr 18, 3:59pm

so sad. I wish churches had AEDs

Turd Ferguson

Apr 18, 4:00pm

I remember one in the building I grew up going to

El Jefe

Apr 18, 4:02pm

Some states require them

Odysseus

Apr 18, 5:51pm

I worked for the church in the early 2000’s as a facility manager

cougarblue

Apr 18, 4:04pm

Did they ever give a reason?

WDaddy

Apr 18, 4:05pm

Not that I remember

cougarblue

Apr 18, 4:06pm

They have to be maintained and the pads switched out every 5 years.

Mister P

Apr 18, 4:12pm

And law requires an active & documented training program

Bee'ei

Apr 18, 4:17pm

I could see some deacons playing with it and killing someone.

GilbertAZCougar

Apr 18, 4:25pm

My wife is Relief Society president. Tuesday night RS had a class on CPR and

King of Y

Apr 18, 4:18pm

My state (OR) does not require AEDs in places of worship. Some states may differ

Bee'ei

Apr 18, 4:21pm

Hello, I know of at least one temple that has one and imagine others do.

rmsenior

Apr 18, 7:31pm

Temples have higher usage and occupancy than a meetinghouse & have “staff”

Bee'ei

Apr 18, 8:28pm

Yep. We can barely get members to clean the bathroom let alone keep an AED up.

King of Y

Apr 18, 9:54pm

We have one in ours

Hang10

Apr 18, 4:07pm

We tried to get one for our building but the PM group

drbear

Apr 18, 6:19pm

Such dumb logic.

cougfanz

Apr 18, 7:03pm

It’s not possible to do that. Don’t accept ignorant reasons

IGlowInTheDark

Apr 18, 7:15pm

Did he have a history of heart problems or was this a suprise?

Mister P

Apr 18, 4:12pm

No idea. I didn’t know them that well.

cougarblue

Apr 18, 4:28pm

Second heart issue I've heard of in the last week for a kid in their early 20's

BYU Fan

Apr 18, 4:17pm

Did the dad know how to use proper CPR? The survivor rate of a witnessed arrest

ordinary tri guy

Apr 18, 4:26pm

Learn CPR. If someone collapses and loses a pulse, perform compressions and call

Medute

Apr 18, 4:45pm

And get the Red Cross's First Aid app on your phone. It has step by step

Loon to the Moon

Apr 18, 6:39pm

Life is unexplainable at times

Jericho

Apr 18, 4:53pm

My wife worked in the ED for many years….every few months they would see a young kid or young father or mother pass away

JOPE

Apr 18, 5:16pm

Giving CPR to your son is never fun.

Squeegee

Apr 18, 5:24pm

Church buildings need AEDs. There’s no reasonable excuse.

IGlowInTheDark

Apr 18, 5:30pm

I can’t believe they don’t.

cougfanz

Apr 18, 5:32pm

Seriously. Needs to happen. How much do they run per unit?

Iman23

Apr 18, 5:56pm

1.5k for a "home" one.

rcbyufan

Apr 18, 6:01pm

It’s morally and ethically reprehensible to me that every chapel doesn’t have

cougfanz

Apr 18, 7:20pm

We have a hard time getting members to clean the buildings. AEDs and the pads

thor1991

Apr 18, 8:43pm

Lives are worth the headache and cost.

cougfanz

Apr 18, 8:55pm

Brother cougfanz, sounds like you're volunteering to keep your AED in your car

Bee'ei

Apr 18, 9:12pm

Yep, have one in my trunk. One in my garage as well.

cougfanz

Apr 18, 9:17pm

I respect that

Bee'ei

Apr 18, 9:39pm

Thank you. Agree 100%

King of Y

Apr 18, 9:56pm

No. Most are maintenance free with 2-5 year shelf life of expired components.

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