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In summer heat, athletic trainers call for safety measures

By Randi Belisomo (Reuters Health) – A thousand-dollar expenditure for an automated external defibrillator (AED) could mean the difference between life and death for some young athletes, a cost that one Little Rock, Arkansas high school knows too well. A heart abnormality caused 16-year-old Antony Hobbs to collapse during his Parkview High basketball game in 2008. The outcome differed starkly two years later when another Parkview player, Chris Winston, collapsed

In summer heat, athletic trainers call for safety measures

By Randi Belisomo (Reuters Health) – A thousand-dollar expenditure for an automated external defibrillator (AED) could mean the difference between life and death for some young athletes, a cost that one Little Rock, Arkansas high school knows too well. A heart abnormality caused 16-year-old Antony Hobbs to collapse during his Parkview High basketball game in 2008. The outcome differed starkly two years later when another Parkview player, Chris Winston, collapsed