To comply with a new state law requiring a response plan and three-minute AED access for every student, Minnesota schools are updating equipment and conducting emergency drills to tackle sudden cardiac arrest. District officials and health partners say combining rapid CPR with quick automated external defibrillator (AED) delivery dramatically increases survival rates—from 12% to over 70%—in pediatric cases. School districts like New Prague Area Schools are actively evaluating response times, replacing expired units, and training staff to build a faster, life-saving safety net across campuses.
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