North Carolina lawmakers push bills to require AEDs in public schools

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Former East Carolina University track athlete Hailey Yentz went 10 minutes without a pulse after collapsing in a campus weight room before athletic trainers revived her with four shocks from an automated external defibrillator.

“What most of us aren’t usually thinking about when we walk into a building is that the people around us and the equipment in that building could determine whether we live or die,” Yentz said.

On Wednesday, Yentz joined lawmakers …

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