Teenage Football Player Saved in School
A Cary High School football player remains in good condition at UNC Hospitals after collapsing at a football scrimmage this weekend at the Wakefield High School Field.
15-year old Michael White had to be revived on scene with a defibrillator.
That incident once again focuses on the issue of player safety in high school athletics.
In Apex High, the trainer and his assistant are both nationally certified, which goes beyond requirements.
Apex’s trainer Miles Kliewer explained his philosophy.
“In the athletic training world, it’s always better to err on the side of being conservative and pretty much all of us take that approach,” Kliewer said.
For players in Apex, the days of simply getting a doctors OK to play are long gone.
For Apex, means having multiple automatic defibrillators available at sporting events instead of the required single defibrillator.
“We’re doing everything we can medically to keep kids healthy,” explained Apex High Athletic director Del Phillips.
“You’ve got to protect people,” said Phillips. “No game is worth losing someone’s life.”
And although Miles Kliewer may work at Apex, he knows requiring that a defibrillator be available for the Cary linebacker who collapsed this weekend was the key to saving the youngster’s life.
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