三年级 OUWB medical student has been recognized by the American Heart Association for his research into the use of potentially life-saving equipment and training in K-12 schools.
M3 Eddie Ford received the Young Investigator Award from the American Heart Association as lead author on “Characterizing Impact of State Legislation on Cardiac Arrest Outcomes at K-12 Schools.”
The study sought to determine the effectiveness of state-level legislation requiring placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools, along with CPR training and development of emergency response plans (EAPs).
Ford received the award in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020, 11月11日举行的虚拟活动. 14-16.
“The best thing about being a teacher is to have smart, 激励学生, 努力工作的人, 问好的问题, 并为这样一个项目带来热情,罗伯特·斯沃说, D.O.欧博大学急诊医学教授.
福特对获得这一奖项“非常感激”.
“There were a lot of people who helped with the project so it does feel really nice to have the hard work we’ve done validated,他说. “Hopefully, this will help bring a better spotlight on these issues.”
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Ford worked as an EMT for two years before he began medical school, after he earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan.
有急诊医学的背景, Ford became interested in the research project involving cardiac arrest at K-12 schools during an internship between his first and second years in medical school.
Ford said the study was very unique and that the research team involved knew of only one other project somewhat similar in scope.
简而言之, the study looked at out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates involving the use of AED and/or CPR, 特别是在K-12的背景下.
进一步, the study examined the existence of laws regarding AED/CPR in all 50 states, a process that required Ford to spend many hours of research in Oakland County’s law library in Pontiac.
The study found that the majority of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in K-12 settings typically involve an adult needing the life-saving techniques, though Ford notes that when a student is involved it tends to draw more attention in the media.
例如, the study looked at 314 cases of in-school cardiac arrests in 2017 and 2018 (based on data from the National EMS Information System). 这些病例的平均年龄为46岁.7 and almost 80 percent were more than 18 years old.
进一步, Ford said the most significant finding from the study was that there was no increase in bystander CPR or AED placement in states with legislation.
本质上, 他说, findings from the study highlight the importance of non-legislative initiatives, 比如基层教育的努力, 哪些在全国都能找到.
“很大的爱心”
Ford learned of the award when he received a congratulatory letter in October from Benjamin Abella, M.D., 联合主席, Resuscitation Science Symposium and professor and vice chair for 研究, 急诊科, 宾夕法尼亚大学.
“The Young Investigator Awards are chosen based on the priority score of your submitted abstract, which scored very highly when reviewed by our seasoned abstract reviewer group,他写道.
Swor is listed as a co-author on the study along with Patrick Karabon, biostatistician, OUWB, N. 克莱·曼博士.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, Monica Goble, M.D., C.S. 莫特儿童医院.
Swor said Ford “was extraordinarily deserving of the AHA Young Investigator award, I was thrilled to hear that he was a recipient this year.”
“和Eddie在这个项目上合作很愉快, 在这个项目上花了很大的心血, did a great job following up to bring the abstract to fruition,斯沃说。.
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