When Rory Bakke collapsed at the Miller Park pickleball courts in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, his girlfriend, Sunny Saengdara, didn't hesitate.
"He kind of looked at me from across the court, pointed to his head, sat down, and fell back," she recalled.
Saengdara is a nurse. After checking for a pulse, she began CPR and utilized the on-court automated external defibrillator, or AED, to restart Bakke's heart, which had been in cardiac arrest, according to CBS News Minnesota .
"Rory would not be alive if it wasn't for that," said Saengdara.
Amazingly, the AED had been installed less than two weeks before the incident.
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An AED is a device that can restore a normal heart rhythm by way of an electrical shock. They can be seen on the court at most professional pickleball events these days. And many recreational facilities are recognizing the importance of having them, and making players aware of their purpose, as well.
"It actually brings tears to my eyes," said Paul Mendoza, whose company, Advanced First Aid, installed the machine after it was requested by Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation in the spring.
"Having an AED shock right away is a game-changer because that's the treatment, the only treatment that can save someone's life," he added.
Mendoza said Bakke is the fourth person this year alone saved on a pickleball court by one of his company's AEDs.
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