I saw this letter yesterday on Buffalo News, and reached out to Dr. Anne B. Curtis to ask for permission to re-print it here as well. I feel it helps to concisely underscore the need for all high school students to learn CPR. Here’s the letter: Teach every student how to perform CPR The Sept. 12 reports of the 10-year-old …
Teen girl and her brother save their Father with CPR learned in High School
In Kingston, Washington, two siblings performed CPR, and helped save their father’s life after he went into cardiac arrest in late April. It was a Sunday afternoon and Mark Potter, 53, had been mowing the lawn. His daughter Kyleigh, 14, came around a corner and found her father unconscious and not breathing. He was sitting in a chair in the …
New York Lawmaker wants CPR Training Mandatory for Teachers
Every so often, we learn about another bill that a state could pass, making CPR mandatory for high school graduation. New York Assembly Bill A 5510 takes another spin on it, and would make CPR training mandatory for all teachers in the state of New York. This is a requirement that is already in place in other states, and could …
State of Rhode Island now Requires CPR Training for High School Graduation
Legislation was signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee that will make training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as well as the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) a graduation requirement for high school seniors. The bill sponsors said that by making this training required in order to graduate, students will be able to learn how to save lives. Under the legislation …
State of Texas requires CPR for High School Graduation
In what is another win, Texas has signed into law a requirement for all students to learn CPR. The bill amends the Texas Education Code to require school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction to students in grades 7 through 12 at least once before graduation.
State of Georgia requires CPR and AED training for High School Graduation
Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, each local board of education in Georgia which operates a school with grades seven through 12 shall provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator to its students as a requirement for graduation from high school.
CPR Training is now Required for High School Graduation in State of Washington
Victory in Washington! In February, we wrote about Washington’s Bill. Starting with the graduating class of 2017, the State of Washington has made learning CPR a mandatory requirement before graduating from high school. This is very exciting, as the number of people in Washington who are equipped with the skills to save lives will increase dramatically. If you’re part of …
Mr. Bean attempts to do CPR, would you do better?
Would you know what to do if someone were to have a cardiac arrest in front of you? What would you do? If you’re following the directions of Mr. Bean, you might not be very successful, but it sure is a good look at what not to do. It also serves as a good reminder that you should learn how …
Nebraska Senator introduces Bill for CPR Requirement for high school graduation
Senator Bill Avery, from Nebraska, has introduced Legislative Bill 365, which would require all high school students to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation before graduating high school. The current text of the bill says: Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, each student enrolled in a public high school in Nebraska, as a requirement for graduation, shall complete an instructional program established by …
Experience your own Heart Attack
This video was part of a campaign in the U.K. to get more people to learn CPR. I watched it a while back and thought it was a powerful look at what it would be like to have a heart attack. The video is from the point of view of the person experiencing it, with a guy explaining just what …