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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Heart-Safe Schools

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Heart-Safe Schools

Our district earned a designation from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) Youth Heart Watch program, which aims to prevent sudden cardiac death among children and adolescents. Our buildings are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED), which are portable and accessible devices with the capacity to automatically diagnose life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms.