Oregon Schools Now Need a Cardiac Emergency Plan

In March 2026, Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4160, which requires Oregon’s K-12 schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan. As reported by NBC Right Now, the plans cover access to AEDs, CPR and AED training for staff, practice drills, and coordination with local emergency medical services.

Oregon already had a real example of why this works. InvestigateTV reported in January 2026 that at Nestucca Valley High School, offensive coordinator Frank Elsasser collapsed during football practice. Two players started chest compressions while a third ran to the gym for the AED. The students had learned how to use it in health class. Paramedics credited them with saving his life, and Elsasser was back at practice three weeks after bypass surgery.

Nobody on that field had to stop and work out what to do. That is what a plan and a little training buy you.

What a cardiac emergency plan looks like

It is short. It names who calls 911, who starts CPR, who brings the AED, and who meets the ambulance at the door. It makes sure enough people are trained that someone on site always knows CPR. And it gets practiced, the same way a fire drill does.

None of that is specific to schools. Daycares, churches, youth sports leagues, clinics and offices can all use the same outline.

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Sources: NBC Right Now, “Oregon schools to implement cardiac emergency response plans,” March 13, 2026. InvestigateTV, “Oregon high school football players save coach’s life with CPR, AED after cardiac arrest,” January 9, 2026.