Posted on 05/29/2007

May 29, 2007 – CARPINTERIA, CA – The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), a teaching institution and certification agency for fitness trainers, will require all U.S. students who enroll in a certification course after June 1, 2007 to provide evidence they have successfully completed training in the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in addition to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Though AED training is not required for students who enroll prior to June 1, 2007 or for international students, ISSA strongly recommends that these students also seek CPR-AED training.

Many U.S. states have passed or implemented legislation making AEDs mandatory in a number of public places, including health clubs. Recently, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Louisiana, Oregon, Arkansas, Indiana and Washington, DC, passed legislation requiring health clubs to have at least one AED.

Research suggests that the risk of a cardiac event is as much as 15-20 times higher during, or immediately following, vigorous exercise.

For more information visit www.issaonline.com.

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