Warren Twp. Story Inspires Mendham Junior Women’s Club to Raise Awareness – Recorder Community Newspapers: News
As Jim and Karen Zilinski of Warren Township watched their11-year-old daughter Janet during cheerleading practice on a hotAugust day in 2006, they never could have imagined what wouldhappen next.
Janet, seemingly healthy and athletic, collapsed without warningwhile practicing with her teammates and died later that night ofSudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). the only thing that may have saved herlife was an automated external defibrillator (AED), a medicaldevice designed to deliver an electric shock to the heart.
After hearing heart-breaking stories such as the Zilinski’s andconsidering the more than 4,000 young people and adults who use the20 public athletic fields in Mendham Borough and Mendham Townshipeach year, the Mendham Junior Women’s Club (MJWC) is ramping up itscampaign to install an AED on each field. the goal is to have anAED installed on each field by the end of the spring season2011.
“Cardiac arrest is not an uncommon occurrence,” said Dawn Nutt,MJWC member who is leading the AED drive. “Even among young,healthy people, cardiac arrest can be a risk during athleticactivity. Mendham is a very active community. Among public teams insoccer, lacrosse, baseball, football, cheerleading and track alone,there are more than 4,000 kids using Mendham fields. we want tomake sure that if a crisis like this were to happen here, we areable to provide a higher level of preparedness which couldultimately save lives,” she said.
According to the Parent Heart Watch program, a public organizationdedicated to reducing the often disastrous effects of suddencardiac arrest (SCA) in youth, thousands of children, teens andyoung adults suffer SCA each year. SCA, according to theorganization, is the leading cause of death on school property withone student athlete falling victim to SCA every three to fourdays.
The AEDs would be installed on posts clearly marked in a specialheart-shaped, weatherproof enclosure. They are designed to easilybe used by an untrained person as the unit gives directions to theuser — alerting them to call 911 and verbally walking them throughthe defibrillation process.
In addition to a public awareness campaign, MJWC will also beworking closely with the athletic departments within MendhamBorough and Township to encourage that all coaches receive trainingand certification in AED use.
In order to reach its goal, the club will need to raise more than$45,000 that would cover the $2,045 cost for each AED whichincludes batteries, pads and case. the devices are manufactured bythe Philips Co. and distributed by the Atlantic Health Services’HeartSmart program. the township and the borough are in fullsupport of the MJWC goal and have agreed to fund the replacement ofthe defibrillator pads every two years and batteries every fouryears.
Donations are being sought from individuals, corporations andcommunity organizations in the area. A special plaque will beplaced on units to identify any person or organization thatcontributes the full amount for an AED and the club is planning tohost a groundbreaking ceremony in late spring that will welcome allthose who contributed as the first AED is installed.
Mendham Junior Women’s club is affiliated with the GeneralFederation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), the largest volunteer,nondenominational, nonpartisan, international service organizationof women in the world.
For more information or to make a donation, please contact DawnNutt at 973-543-0520 or .
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