Schools to receive defibrillators from athletic association

The Indiana High School Athletic Association is providing life-saving defibrillators to schools across the state as part of a new grant program, including several local schools.

The association announced today that 24 schools would be receiving the automated external defibrillators including Jennings County and Shelbyville High Schools. The grant is providing one device to each of the schools, and all member schools can acquire the devices at discounted rates with access to instructions on the operation, maintenance, and care of the AEDs.

Dr. Phil Eskew, Chair of the IHSAA Foundation Board of Directors and Professor Emeritus at the IU School of Medicine, says the availability could save the life of a student-athlete at an athletic event, as well as other children or adults. He said the grants will provide the ability for schools to improve
response time when seconds count.

This is the first year of the IHSAA Foundation’s AED Grant is made possible through partnerships with the NFHS Foundation and CPR Institute of Indiana, along with the efforts of the Indianapolis Colts.