MOUNT KISCO — The Mount Kisco Little League is getting an automated external defibrillator, some training and a visit by baseball great Dwight Gooden on Monday night.

And it’s all because of Mikey Corsi, a 10-year-old baseball player who went into cardiac arrest at a game June 30 and was resuscitated by a cardiologist who happened to be there.

There was no defibrillator, an electronic device that sends shocks to the heart to restore natural heart rhythm, at the field. Mikey was revived three times before paramedics took him to Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco.

“It was as if an angel put (the doctor) right there. It is a crazy story with a happy ending,” said the father, Michael Corsi, a Mount Kisco highway worker. He watched as his son slid into second base on a steal hitting the ground but not getting up. Corsi first thought his son sprained his ankle.

“He looked blue and his eyes rolled back. I panicked and shouted,” he recalled.

Cardiologist Dr. Carmine Sorbera, a heart rhythm specialist who had performed the angiogram on former President Clinton, was there.”It was as if an angel put (the doctor) right there. It is a crazy story with a happy ending,” said the father, Michael Corsi, a Mount Kisco highway worker. He watched as his son slid into second base on a steal hitting the ground but not getting up. Corsi first thought his son sprained his ankle.”He looked blue and his eyes rolled back. I panicked and shouted,” he recalled.Cardiologist Dr. Carmine Sorbera, a heart rhythm specialist who had performed the angiogram on former President Clinton, was there.

He said every field and swimming pool should have a defibrillator and trained personnel.

The Mount Kisco Little League agreed and wrote to Sports Authority, a store that gave devices to a New Jersey community after a 16-year-old ball player died at a field.

“We have basic safety equipment, but had been trying for a while to get an AED,” said League President Edward Reilly.
The company bought the roughly $1,650 device for Mount Kisco and will hold a training session open to everyone at its White Plains store.

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Congratulations to all the UCSB students that took their BLS  Heartsaver AED Class on the past two weekends.

You all did a great job.  It is great to know that some of our future teachers graduating from UCSB  are now trained to save lives through CPR and AED use.  the schools that hire you are VERY fortunate!

The Massachusetts state medical examiner is trying to figure out why 12-year-old Joshua Thibodeau collapsed on the soccer field and later died at an area hospital.

Josh Thibodeau

Officials said Joshua did not have any indication of a pre-existing medical condition, and he had a medical waiver clearing him to attend the camp.

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LOS ALAMITOS–After a near-tragedy on the baseball field last summer, a local youth league is making sure managers, coaches and parents are prepared in case of an emergency.

The Los Alamitos Youth Baseball League on Saturday will hold a CPR training event for about 75 adults involved in the league including team managers and coaches.

The league recently purchased a defibrillator and Orange County requires CPR training to be able to use the device, said Jane Baldauf, league safety manager.

The league opted to buy the defibrillator and require training after an incident during Los Alamitos High School’s summer league.

Hunter Cairns was hit by a pitched baseball in the chest and collapsed while running to first base.

Cairns had suffered from commotio cordis, a condition caused by a blunt object blow that can speed up the heart rate to unsafe levels. The condition can be lethal if not treated right away, according to the National Association of Athletic Trainers.

Cairns wasn’t breathing and his grandfather, a retired fireman, and another parent administered CPR. When paramedics arrived, they used a defibrillator on Cairns, which saved his life, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram.

This incident, Baldauf said, showed the importance of getting coaches, managers and parents trained in safety for youth sports. She added all managers for the team, who are adults that many times serve as head coaches, will have to be CPR certified to secure a team this spring.

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