>>JENNIFER WAUGH: RIGHT NOW A STATE BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE
STATE RECEIVED CPR TRAINING
BEFORE THEY GRADUATE IS WORKING
ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE
LEGISLATURE, SEAN GREW UP HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE IS THE FORCE
BEHIND THAT BILL.
HE SAYS HIS 16 YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER LEXI WOULD NOT BE
HERE TODAY HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR
A STRANGER WHO’S STEPPED IN
WHEN SHE COLLAPSED AT THE GYM
AND PERFORM PERFORM CPR SAVING
HER LIFE SO SHE COULD GRADUATE
JUST
2 YEARS LATER SEAN’S JOINING US
NOW VIA ZOOM THIS MORNING, GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS SO
SO LEXI WAS RUNNING ON THE
TREADMILL SAYS 5 YEARS AGO AND
LITERALLY OUT OF NOWHERE WENT
INTO CARDIAC ARREST WHEN CAN
YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT
HAPPENED NEXT.
>> SO SHE SHE MOVED TO
THE GYM, YOU KNOW IT’S EVEN A
LIFELONG ATHLETE FROM THE TIME
SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD WENT TO
ARGUE HIM GOT ON THE
YOU KNOW AND
WITHOUT WARNING. A LOT OF
PEOPLE SAYING COLLAPSE, BUT TOO
NICE OF A BASICALLY MY DAUGHTER
WAS DEAD. MY DAUGHTER DIE BY
ALL ACCOUNTS BEFORE SHE EVER GET THE SHE WAS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR ON THAT TREND NOW.
AND THAT’S WHEN THE CLOCK
STARTED TICKING SOME BYSTANDERS
YOU ARE IN THE GYM.
NON-MEDICAL TIMES. ONE
GENTLEMAN YOU HAD TO HAVE CPR
FIRST JOB SORT OF WAS
THE RING LEADER THEY STEPPED IN
AND DID CPR ON MY DAUGHTER AND
SHOT HER BACK
TO LIFE. YOU KNOW PROBABLY A
GOOD 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE
AMBULANCE EVER
GOT THERE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: DID DID LEXI
HAVE ANY PREEXISTING CONDITIONS
ANY WARNING SIGNS FOR YOU THAT
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO HER.
>> NO
SHE SHE WAS 5 TO 5 FOOT 9 THE
PICTURE OF HEALTH. YOU KNOW,
IT’S BEEN GREAT
ALWAYS HEALTHY. NEVER REALLY
HAD ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS
AT ALL.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHAT DID THEY
TELL YOU WHEN WHEN SHE
EVENTUALLY GOT TO THE HOSPITAL
WITH HER YOU KNOW SHE AND I
KNOW SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A
NUMBER
OF DAYS. I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE
WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE AS A
PARENT.
>> YEAH, IT WAS SHOCKING WHEN
THEY SAID THAT MY DAUGHTER.
>> SON
CARDIAC ARRESTS. WHICH IS AN
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, YOU KNOW
THE TYPICAL HEART ATTACK IS
LIKE A CLOT.
MY DAUGHTER
HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND I
THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER TO
UNDERSTAND IN MY BRAIN.
TAYLOR SAID WILL YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS IN A CAR
ACCIDENT BUT MY 16 YEAR-OLD IT
ALWAYS BEEN LIKE EARLY NOT FLEE
ALL THE SUDDEN DROPS FROM
OUR PROBLEM AND TO MAKE MATTERS
A 20 YEAR MEDICAL PROVIDER.
>> HE DID THIS AND ASSISTANT 20
YEARS IN THE MILITARY. AND THIS
WAS NOWHERE ON MY RADAR.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: GETTING COULD
YOU EXPLAIN JUST GIVEN THAT YOU
HAVE REALLY BEEN THE FORCE
BEHIND THIS
PUSH NOW TIPPED TO PASS THIS
BILL THROUGH THAT WOULD MAKE IT
MANDATORY, YOU KNOW FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN WHY
YOU FEEL IT’S IMPORTANT.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN CPR.
>> THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE YOU KNOW BASICALLY ALMOST EVERY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY HAS
THIS LAW AND THAT IS THE ONE AREA WHERE WE CAN GET THE MOST YOU KNOW WE CALL A GENERATION
OF LIFESAVERS. YOU KNOW THESE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO
BE OUT YOU KNOW WITH THEIR
FAMILIES AND ON THE STREETS
RESPONDING TO OUR FAMILIES.
YEARS FROM NOW SO JUST MAKING
IT ONE HOUR. PEOPLE THINK
IT’S A YOU
KNOW THE 3 HOUR CERTIFICATION
COURSE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR
MY JOB. BUT IT’S NOT IT’S ONE
HOUR KNOTS AND BOLTS ON HOW TO
SAVE
YOUR FAMILY. I WANT TO GET TO
SEND THESE ARE 3 THINGS THAT IF
YOU’RE WATCHING NEWS. I WANT
YOU TO
PAY ATTENTION. 7 OUT OF 10
PEOPLE DIE
AT HOME. YOU HAVE 3 TO 5
MINUTES TO RESPOND TO YOUR
LOVED ONE OR SOMEBODY ELSE’S
LOVED ONE ARE THERE GOING TO
HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE OR BE DEBT
3 TO 5 MINUTES. THE AVERAGE
RESPONSE TIME FOR THE AMBULANCE
TO SHOW UP AT YOUR DOOR UNITED
STATES IS 8 TO 12 MINUTES.
SO DO
THE MATH. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT
ASKED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO OR THE
OUTCOME IS GOING TO BE
TERRIBLE. A 1000 PEOPLE DIED IN
THE UNITED STATES EVERY DAY OF
SUDDEN CARDIAC.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE OVERDOSES
WE HAVE DROWNED INNINGS
LIGHTNING STRIKES, FLORIDA IS A
LEADER IN OUR COUNTRY AND ALL
OF THOSE ALL OF THOSE ARE
INITIALLY TREATED WITH CPR
THAT’S WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
SEAN.
SEAN. >>JENNIFER WAUGH: THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
I’LL SHARE WITH YOU SINCE I
SPOKE WITH SEAN JUST LAST
WEEKEND. AND JOHN SAID TO ME
YOU KNOW WHEN HE HEARD THAT
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO
WLEX SCENE HE DROPPED DOWN TO
HIS KNEES AND HE SAID I MADE A
PROMISE TO GOD
AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN’T
HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE THIS
TEENAGER AND YOU’RE DOING IT,
SEAN AND WE’RE GOING TO SPEAK
TO THE SENATOR ACTUALLY IS
HELPING YOU WITH THIS.
WHEN WE COME BACK BACK AFTER
THE BREAK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME SHAWNA REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE THE
TIME.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND AGAIN WE
DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT
COMING UP WE’LL SPEAK WITH
SENATOR DENNIS BAXLEY HE WILL
JOIN US TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS
BILL WOULD WORK MAKING IT
MANDATORY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FLORIDA TO
LEARN CPR AND KEEP WATCHING
WE’RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE CPR
DEMONSTRATED FOR YOU COMING UP