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Law Student Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Bar Exam as Board Reviews Protocols

The licensing board has opened a formal investigation into exam pause policies after public safety officers revived the candidate with CPR and defibrillation

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Overview

  • An unnamed Fordham Law student collapsed into cardiac arrest shortly before lunch on day two of the New York State Bar Exam at Hofstra University and remains hospitalized
  • Proctors continued administering the test without interruption and reportedly admonished students who tried to make way for emergency responders
  • Hofstra Public Safety officers performed chest compressions and used a defibrillator to revive the candidate before EMTs transported her to Nassau University Medical Center
  • Hofstra University offered counseling and mental health support to affected examinees after many reported emotional trauma from witnessing the incident
  • The New York State Board of Law Examiners is gathering witness accounts and reviewing its emergency-pause rules to determine any policy changes