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Platz often on his own time has trained business leaders, store clerks, high school students, Boy <br />Scouts and seniors. He was a surprise presenter at an Internet security convention, filling the room with his <br />"Human Body Hacking" seminar. <br />Platz and volunteers also have identified and mapped more than 160 AEDs in the city, making sure <br />batteries are charged and that people know how to use them. They've raised money to help place eight <br />more of them in the city. <br />"It's amazing what Bryan is doing. He is very passionate about his message and saving lives," said Julia <br />Corneil-Smith, a Coon Rapids High School counselor who went through Platz's training last week. "He <br />talks about the seconds we had to save lives. Calling for help is not good enough. We need to step up and <br />do our part." <br />The city of Coon Rapids has received a Heart Safe Community designation from a national public health <br />initiative intended to help more people survive after sudden cardiac arrest. <br />'An electrical issue' <br />Sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack, experts say. <br />"A heart attack is a plumbing issue. It's a blockage. Sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical issue, the pulsing <br />of your heart," said Justin Bell, government relations director with the American Heart Association's <br />Midwest affiliate. "They are two totally different things. Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone." <br />With Platz's urging, eleven other Anoka County cities have either received or have started working on <br />their Heart Safe designations. The Minnesota Department of Health and the American Heart Association <br />oversee Minnesota's Heart Safe program. <br />Platz volunteers for the national Heart Safe group, and he has worked with the Play for Patrick Foundation, <br />the nonprofit that screens children and teens for heart defects in memory of Eastview hockey player Patrick <br />Schoonover, who died in 2014 at age 14. <br />Families can sign up for free heart screening and hands -only CPR and AED training on March 5 at Coon <br />Rapids High School. <br />Hands -only CPR <br />