“He was a healthy kid…I don’t know why Friday night was his day.”
Elijah’s 10-year-old brother, who was also at the practice, called their mother to tell her that the coaches — none of whom were CPR-certified — were trying to revive the young player.
“He said, ‘They are pouring water on him, and they are fanning him.’ And that’s when I got my kids together and I said, ‘I’m on my way,’” says Brown. Brown called an ambulance as she rushed to the field, and coaches also called twice, but Brown made it to her son before emergency personnel.She said it took 30-40 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. Elijah was rushed to the hospital, where he died.“‘Sorry, none of us are CPR-certified,'” the coach allegedly told the grieving mother.
requires at least one person to be CPR-certified at state school events and to have a defibrillator on standby.Brown and her family are considering taking legal action against the group that runs the football league, she said. TheOfficials are still looking into Elijah’s cause of death.His mother said Elijah had never had any prior health issues and had gone to school earlier in the day without problems.“He was so happy to be there.
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