{"id":70227,"date":"2016-06-23T06:35:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70227"},"modified":"2016-06-23T22:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T02:01:47","slug":"aha-class-of-2016-the-first-to-graduate-with-cpr-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70227","title":{"rendered":"AHA – Class of 2016 the First to Graduate with CPR Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bealifesaver-223x164\"<\/a>High school seniors all across New York State will don their caps and gowns, adjust their\u00a0tassels to the fore, and snap smiling selfies with family and friends. After marching down the aisle to\u00a0receive their diplomas, they\u2019ll march off into the world well-prepared, a new generation of college\u00a0students, workers, leaders\u2014and lifesavers.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Class of 2016 is the first high school student class in New York State to have received Hands-Only CPR training as a result of the CPR in Schools Law, which went into effect this school year. The American Heart Association\u2019s You\u2019re the Cure grassroots volunteers helped make New York the 26th out\u00a0of 34 states in the U.S. to pass this lifesaving legislation.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 711 (SB 711) making Missouri the 34th\u00a0state to add CPR training to its high school curriculum. Now, including Missouri, more than 2 million\u00a0students will be trained every year, including more than 190,000 high school graduates here in New York\u00a0State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about next year and every year after, how many more students will learn this lifesaving skill,\u00a0which is imperative to save a life from sudden cardiac arrest\u2014when the heart rhythm suddenly stops or\u00a0becomes irregular, causing death within minutes. Over the years, the impact on survival from this\u00a0leading cause of death in our community will be dramatic,\u201d said American Heart Association\/American Stroke Association advisory board chairman Steve Gassner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you think about all the things a student can learn throughout their education, CPR skills are\u00a0certainly one of the most important\u2014and one of the easiest to learn. It\u2019s a skill that will stay with them\u00a0wherever they go. If an emergency arises, they\u2019ll have the knowledge and skills to help save a life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to all the volunteer advocates who, for over 15 years, committed time and effort, making\u00a0phone calls, sending emails, and visiting Albany for Lobby Day events to help pass this law. Thanks to the legislators for their leadership. Thanks to all the school leaders who provided resources to make this\u00a0education possible. And thanks to the teachers who taught and to the students who learned Hands-Only CPR,\u201d said Bob Elling, chair of the AHA\u2019s New York State advocacy committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey started with ABC\u2019s and finished with CPR. Three little letters can make all the difference.\u00a0Congratulations Class of 2016!\u201d said Elling.<\/p>\n

Why Learn CPR?<\/p>\n

Cardiac arrest \u2013 an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)\u00a0and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs \u2013 is a leading cause of death. Each\u00a0year, more than 350,000 out-of- hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States.<\/p>\n

When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone\u00a0nearby. Almost 90% of people who suffer out-of- hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if\u00a0performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person\u2019s chance of survival.<\/p>\n

There are two simple steps to Hands-Only CPR: If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 9-1- 1\u00a0and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song \u201cStayin\u2019 Alive.\u201d CPR\u00a0can more than double a person\u2019s chances of survival, and \u201cStayin\u2019 Alive\u201d has the right beat for Hands-Only CPR, 100 beats per minute.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Hands-Only CPR at www.handsonlycpr.org. To join the AHA\u2019s You\u2019re the Cure\u00a0volunteer grassroots network, register online at www.yourethecure.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High school seniors all across New York State will don their caps and gowns, adjust their\u00a0tassels to the fore, and snap smiling selfies with family and friends. After marching down the aisle to\u00a0receive their diplomas, they\u2019ll march off into the world well-prepared, a new generation of college\u00a0students, workers, leaders\u2014and lifesavers. This year\u2019s Class of 2016 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bealifesaver-223x164.jpg?fit=223%2C164&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-igH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}