first of all, this is very sad, my heart goes out to the family and friends of the boy.
i doubt the parents knew about any "condition," which we don't know for sure the boy had, but it does seem likely. sadly, these things just happen from time to time.
but because this happened at disney, its going to get big press coverage.
i do think defillabrators should be more available throughout the park, but one wonders where you draw the line. is goofy's barnstormer appropriate? the tea cups?is disney going to get sued if they don't have a defillabrator at every ride? just me thinking out loud...at the very least, i think all ride operators should know cpr. this is a no-brainer to me.
apparently, the family of the four-year-old who died after riding mission space is suing disney, not because of the ride, but because of the lack of a defillabrator and the fact it took 5-6 minutes for emt's to arrive.
first of all, i do not think that mission space is appropriate for a 4 year old. that just seems very young for such an intense and realistic ride. i know every second counts, but 5-6 minutes seems pretty decent to me. would this family be suing the city if the child collapsed on a school playground and it took 5-6 minutes for emt's to arrive?
again, this is another tragedy, but i believe in this case the child did indeed have a heart condition. he could have collapsed almost anywhere doing anything physical.
its a shame it happened at disney. its a shame it happens anywhere, really. its a sad
and difficult thing for a family to deal with. an aed might have helped, but we'll never know. i do not think disney is liable for anything, but i do believe they could have a cpr training program for their ride operators.
it sounds cliche and trite, but this really is a lesson to live each day to the fullest, to enjoy and appreciate your life, because you just never know...