Racing Hearts can make the difference between life and death

Stephanie Martinson, center, founded Racing Hearts in 2012 after suffering an aborted sudden cardiac arrest when she was 23. Racing Hearts has since placed more than 1,000 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public locations in Santa Clara County. Martinson is pictured with her Racing Hearts team, from left, Ryan Crowley, Stephanie Hall, Rachele Acuna-Narvaev and Sara Martinson. (Courtesy photo)

Racing Hearts is a lifesaver.

In just 10 years, they’ve placed more than 1,000 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) within Santa Clara County, and they’ve made Santa Clara County the first county in California to have defibrillators in virtually all public schools. It’s an outstanding

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