Mobilizing a Movement for AED Awareness: When SCA Inspires a Community to Change

From SaveHeart Stories by Dave Fritzsche

March 26, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 11

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the importance of AED awareness through a personal story of survival and community action.

One minute you’re doing what you’ve always done, feeling strong, staying active, living your routine. The next, everything changes. When Sudden Cardiac Arrest strikes, strength and discipline are thrown out the window. Whether you make it through comes down to who’s around you, whether AEDs are available, and how quickly people will respond. In this episode of SaveHeart Stories, host Dave Fritzsche, founder of SaveHeart by HeartNation sits down with Trey Mobley and Karen Sheets-Mobley to share a story with a happy ending that could have gone very differently. Trey suffered sudden cardiac arrest while working out in December 2023. What followed was a chain reaction of fast action, trained responders, and access to an AED. In short, everything that needed to go right did. What happened next is changing lives. From launching a grassroots effort to fund AED placements, to advocating for awareness in underserved areas of Louisville, to personally training others in hands-only CPR, they are helping others to become more aware of the dangers or SCA, and to be prepared with AEDs. When you hear this story, and then you see, or don’t, an available AED where people gather, you’ll think…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Fritzsche

Guests: Trey Mobley, Karen Sheets-Mobley

Topics covered

AED awareness
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
community health
CPR training
grassroots movement

Keywords

AED
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
CPR
community awareness
health
fitness
emergency response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SaveHeart by HeartNation

Places: Louisville