Saved on the court
How an AED Gave Charlie a Second Chance
On an ordinary afternoon at a local tennis club in Grand Cayman, Charlie Adams was enjoying a match with friends when he suddenly collapsed.
It wasn’t a faint or a fall — Charlie’s heart had stopped.
Thankfully, the club had a working AED (Automated External Defibrillator) on site. A bystander immediately called 911 while another grabbed the AED and began CPR. Within minutes, the device was applied, analysed his heart rhythm, and delivered a life-saving shock. By the time EMS arrived, Charlie had regained a pulse.
“I wouldn’t be here today if there hadn’t been an AED nearby,” Charlie later said. “And if people hadn’t known how to use it.” Today, Charlie is back on the court — and he and his family are advocates for AED awareness and readiness across the island.
After 5 minutes have passed, there is a 50/50 chance of surviving.
At LifeLine, it is our mission to improve these statistics in the Cayman Islands by bringing both CPR trained individuals and an AED to the scene of the cardiac incident as soon as possible.