During 8th-period athletics on Nov. 16, Southard 7th-grader David Ledesma collapsed while stretching and was unresponsive, but because of the quick actions of coaches on the scene, David and his mother were at the school board meeting Monday night to watch Aaron Mullinax and David Lammers receive life-saving plaques from the school board.
“It was a scary moment to see a student athlete non-responsive and not breathing,” Southard Principal Richard Boring said. “All of PISD has awesome coaches, but these two saved a kid with their actions. They jumped right in and showed no hesitation in their response. Precious seconds were not wasted, because they did an amazing job quickly assessing the situation and performing the necessary actions to help the student.”
Coach Mullinax and Coach Lammers both had the standard training required by the school district to administer CPR, as well as the knowledge to operate the AEDs located at each campus.
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By Jean Ann Collins • [email protected]
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