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Student video about sudden cardiac arrest wins national award
Two students at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, won a national award from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation for their video about the life and death of schoolmate Larry Pontbriant. Pontbriant died of sudden cardiac arrest three years ago while running in a fundraising event. His parents help spearhead a campaign to require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in Connecticut schools.
John Cingranelli and Michael Grant, juniors at the school, won the prize for this three-minute video “How to Save a Life.” The prize includes two AEDs — one for the school and one for the Larry Pontbriant Athletic Safety Fund.
The story of Larry Pontbriant’s death was a powerful factor in the passage of the Connecticut’s 2009 law mandating AEDs in schools. The law requires that each public school in the state have a defibrillator and at least one staff member trained in AED use — provided the school has money in the budget for an AED.
Larry Pontbriant’s parents have created the Larry Pontbriant Athletic Safety Fund. It promotes awareness of sudden cardiac arrest and how it can be prevented using the Red Cross Cardiac Chain of Survival and an available AED. Contributions to the fund are used to purchase AEDs for schools and other organizations that host athletic events in southeastern Connecticut.
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