Hearts Act passed in Congress, empowering schools to prevent cardiac emergencies

A piece of legislation that could save thousands of lives was passed in Congress recently. The Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act was passed in The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. This act would help ensure students and school staff are prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. This victory is enormous for those who have been advocating for this bill to go through. “To have this bill passed is a very good start. They only had defibrillators in high schools. To have defibrillators in every school in Georgia is amazing to me. The blood, sweat, and tears to get this done have been very moving for me because of the loss of my son,” said Tracy Wilson, Parent advocate for the HEARTS Act. The HEARTS Act was passed in Congress on March 22. It goes into effect in 2025. The HEARTS Act was initially presented 17 years ago. The act will help prevent cardiac emergencies like heart attacks or cardiac arrests at public schools. Cardiac emergencies can happen anywhere. The solutions to those emergencies are performing CPR or having an automated external defibrillator (AED) available until Medical professionals arrive. Before...