Columbus Dispatch
The state of Ohio will require automated external defibrillators be available in schools and sports facilities around the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 47, which mandates that AEDs be placed in every public and chartered nonpublic school in Ohio, as well as all municipally owned or operated sports and recreation venues. After Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and fell onto the Paycor Stadium field during a game against Cincinnati in January 2023, his life was saved by an automated external defibrillator. After Canen Dickman of Worthington collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest during a summer soccer practice, his life too was saved by an AED.