Davenport West conducts cardiac emergency response drill

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport West High School conducted a cardiac emergency response drill on Wednesday.

The drill is part of being designated as a Heart Safe School through Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland, according to a media release.

This is a nationwide initiative focused on preparing schools for cardiac emergencies.

The University of Iowa Health Care AirCare team, Davenport Fire Department, Police department and Medic EMS also took part in the drill.

During the drill, the first AED didn’t work.

“They did a great job,” Brenda Haag, program coordinator for Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland said. “They just kept doing CPR, which is what you would do in real life, and they got a backup AED which then worked.”

Davenport West High School became the 23rd school to be a designated as a Project ADAM Heart Safe School since January.