CPR Training Proposal

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While walking to school one day Florida sophomore Jalen Lee came upon a woman who wasn’t breathing. Thanks to training Lee received during his high school’s first aid class he knew just what to do. Lee administered CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and possibly saved the woman’s life. CPR training in high schools has helped countless students around the country save the lives of friends, loved ones, and strangers. Providing CPR training to all students will save even more lives.

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), over 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of hospitals every year. Every second that a heart doesn’t beat dramatically decreases a person’s survival rate. CPR is a simple way to keep blood pumping through the body until medical personnel arrive. Only 46 percent of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR, primarily because most bystanders don’t have the proper training. Fortunately, schools are in a unique position to greatly improve that statistic.

The AHA has long recommended CPR training for high school students but fewer than thirty states require it. Providing basic CPR training for all students would dramatically increase the number of trained bystanders available to assist in a cardiac arrest emergency. …show more content…

However, basic CPR training is remarkably quick and inexpensive. The AHA has school CPR kits designed to provide training in as little as thirty minutes. One organization, School CPR, even offers free online training. Such resources make it easy for schools to offer CPR as part of their regular physical education curriculum. With over three million public high school students graduating each year that’s a lot of additional trained bystanders available to save

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