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Story Links Lincoln – A pair of Nebraska men's basketball players underwent successful surgeries late last week after suffering season-ending injuries in January.Juwan Gary underwent left shoulder surgery on Jan. 25, and Athletic Trainer R.J. Pietig said that the recovery time should be between five and six months. Pietig said that Gary should
Had an aed accessible within four minutes of all sports venues. and in vermont, despite 81% of schools having an aed, just 16% had them located at fields or arenas and half the time they were in the school nurse's office or the lobby. >> this is an example of a portable -- >> reporter: we learned that athletic trainers are critical. in schools with athletic trainers, they were more likely to have aeds. the chance of survival from a cardiac arrest nearly doubled to over 80% if an athletic trainer or aed were used. but as things stand now, a third of the country's schools don't have anyone in th...
>> it really brought back a lot of emotions, and still has. >> reporter: two years ago, then a high school freshman, peter lake was playing defense for the loyola dons against the mcdonald eagles. what you are about to watch is the exact moment his heart stopped beating. >> i went to the ball and stepped in front of it and i just got hit. i have done that many times before. and i kind of even winced thinking into my head, that's going to hurt. >> reporter: jeremy is the assistant athletic director and head athletic trainer at peter's school. he was watching diligently from the sidelines. >> th...
The chance of survival nearly doubled to over 80% if an athletic trainer or aed were used. as things stand now, a third of the schools don't have anyone in that position. >> all athletes should be afforded the same resources that we have here, that division i athletes have and professional sports as well. >> that's the thing. the availability and access. both are crucially important. it's one of the most important things you can do for your kids. make sure aeds are available and accessible in your kid's school. it saved peter lake's life. and allowed for moments like this. >> a lot of people w...
Venues. and in vermont, despite 81% of schools having an aed, just 16% of them had them located at fields or arenas, and about half the time they were in the school nurse's office or the lobby. >> this is an example of a -- >> reporter: we learned athletic trainers are critical and schools that had athletic trainers were more likely to have aeds. the chance of survival from a cardiac arrest nearly doubled to over 80% if an athletic trainer or aed were used. but as things stand now, a third of the country's schools don't have anyone in that position. >> all athletes should be afforded the same ...