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Connor Shaw's nonprofit teams up with Prisma Health to expand CPR education
The 5AM Simpsonville team
If you've ever wondered whether CPR and an AED really work, Connor Shaw is proof. The former South Carolina quarterback collapsed in September 2025 while coaching his son's flag football game in Simpsonville. He sat down with WIS and said, "It's kind of hard to believe I'm just over a year from my sudden cardiac arrest."
Over 42AEDs HRTHUDL has placed in South Carolina communities
Shaw says the focus is on parks and rec facilities.
Source: WIS News 10
His nonprofit, HRTHUDL, places AEDs in public spaces and promotes hands-only CPR training. FOX Carolina reports it is partnering with Prisma Health to expand CPR education, and Prisma also donated $50,000. Bystander CPR can double or triple a person's chances of surviving a cardiac event.
Prisma gave $50,000, and each AED costs around $1,500
- $50,000
- donated by Prisma Health to HRTHUDL
- $1,500
- is about what one AED usually costs
Source: FOX Carolina News
- Today: HRTHUDL charity golf tournament, Solina Golf Club, West Columbia
- Proceeds: AEDs for Columbia Police Department patrol vehicles
- Group's goal: AEDs for athletic fields, police officers and more
Sources: WIS News 10, FOX Carolina News