Athletes Saving Athletes: The Name Says It All

After a certified athletic trainer saved Tommy Mallon's life when he suffered a spinal fracture in his last high school lacrosse game,  his mom Beth started Advocates for Injured Athletes to spread the word about the importance of ATCs in preventing catastrophic injuries or death in high school sports, and, with the help of the American Red Cross, started a pilot program called Athletes Saving Athletes to train high school athletes about head and neck injuries, sudden cardiac arrest (including CPR and AED certification), heat illness, diabetes, and asthma.