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The sudden trauma caused a rare disruption in his heart's rhythm, and he went into cardiac arrest.

A defibrillator saved his life.

Just a week later, he's out raising money to buy The group Parents Heart Watch is also helping by donating a defibrillator to Michael and the Indian Springs Sports Park.

"You're a true miracle and God has put you on a mission," said Laura Friend of Parent Heart Watch.

Laura Friend lost her 13-year-old daughter to sudden cardiac death.

"We need AED's everywhere, in public places, ballparks, recreation, any type of recreational sports.

You need them in health clubs, in schools," she said.

In addition to the donated defibrillator, Michael's family believes they have commitments for several other "If something like this were to happen again, then there will be an AED there on hand," said young Michael Slatcher.

Even with the donation, Michael will keep working; this is one young man on a mission.

Michael and his family say other schools and sports parks in the Tulsa area have taken notice and are getting The 11-year-old catcher says if the whole campaign spreads across the area, or across Oklahoma, that would be cool.

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Now he's glad he did.

"Andy's actions saved minutes - in this situation every minute saved is better for the kid," Marx said.

The class of about 30 seventh-graders, which includes both deaf and hearing students, had just finished warming up to begin a section on floor hockey when the boy fell down around 7:45 a.m.

Reiser, who has taught at the sign language school for two years, quickly realized something was terribly wrong.

He called the office and reported the emergency to the secretary, who then called for a Code Blue - sending a team of trained staff members to the gym.

In the meantime, Reiser attached the defibrillator pads to the boy's chest, and the device administered an electrical shock.

Another staff member administered CPR until the paramedics arrived.

The boy was taken to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where he was sitting up and talking to his family Friday afternoon, Marx said.

The boy's name was not released.

MPS spokeswoman Roseann St.

Aubin said 84 schools have a defibrillator.

They have been used four times previously at different schools, but this is the first time one was used to save a child's life.

Aside from training, Reiser had never used the defibrillator.

He said he hopes th...