Teen Who Suffered Heart Attack During Volleyball Game Breaks Her Silence

One teenager is lucky to be alive after suffering cardiac arrest during a high school volleyball game at Loganville Christian Academy in Georgia. Claire Crawford, 17, told INSIDE EDITION: "I remember blacking out and waking up." Fortunately for the teen there was an Automated External Defibrillator nearby. Claire's body got a jolt from the defibrillator which was used by a school administrator and eventually helped her come back to consciousness. Her mom said that she thought they had lost her. #InsideEdition

[hollyxaleexis]

This story is so important. Every single school needs to have a defibrillator and honestly multiple defibrillators at that with one always in the gym. I lost a classmate because of a similar situation. He was a basketball player and went into cardiac arrest during a game. There was no defibrillator anywhere. People just watched and took videos and pictures. He lost his life that day. It's just so important to have defibrillators at any high school sports games.

[babydragon]

I wish they had included an as to why a apparently healthy 17 year old suffered a massive heart attack and flatlined?? That's super scary.

[forgottenpygmy]

Credit to Julie, the school administrator that saved her life. We need more heroes like her.

[hadleyanderson]

Every single place needs Defibs and every single person needs to learn First Aid.

First Aid should be free and mandatory to everyone. Defibrillators should be available no matter what the cost.

So many people could be saved if they were.

[lissyatthedisco]

Guy: There it is. ITS IN THE BLACK BOX
me: I don't know why I find that so funny. But I do

[marcusarelius]

So what caused this? Family history? Poor health screen numbers? Badly out of shape? And what is she doing to ensure this doesn't likely occur again? I wish the interview would have gone into more detail because the heart is no joke and younger people need to begin paying attention to it earlier in their lives.

[ttyngordon]

schools should have mandatory cpr and first aid.

[allme]

That school administrator is nothing short of a Hero. And, you can tell that she is very invested in the well-being of her students.

[elisac]

I guess you could say...her beauty is heart stopping

[ST-hctq]

Quiet.kid: *brings black bag*
Everyone: 0_0
*Girl has heart attack*
Quiet kid: *iTs tImE tO sHow eVeRyoNe IM nOt a MoNsTeR*

[Serbertim]

2:07 the smile of her mother is priceless

[vivianedorsey]

To everybody that rallied around her and worked as a team to get her heart beating again awesome teamwork. I'm happy to see she's doing well!!

[brookesonicBreyerhorses]

0:31 there's a difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest. Either fix the title or what you're saying

[bobsaget]

Scary how you can just collapse like that at any time. All you can do is hope that if it ever happens, you're outside near other people and not alone in your room.

[cpgamer]

This happened to me after I drank to many energy drinks, I don’t look at life the same as I’m grateful I’m here today thanks to the doctor who saved me.

[mollyweis]

I will always cry when I see this. I’m so happy you’re okay Claire.
-from a stranger (:

[noraj]

Every school needs a defibrillator by law, period.

[robertprentsen]

this is very rare theres a 1 in a million chance this will happen to someone that age

[zanfear]

"Breaks Her Silence"

On her personal medical emergency? Was she expected to do so?

[animallover]

omg I'm crying watching this. it could be my daughter. my daughter is 14 plays volleyball and has had heart problems.