
Orlando
Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Fire Chief Roderick S. Williams, Deputy
Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara, the American Heart Association, Orlando
Firefighters, Orange County Fire Rescue, Ocoee Fire Department, Winter
Park Fire Rescue, Winter Garden Fire Rescue and Apopka Fire
Department hosted a county-wide hands-only CPR training session
throughout all high schools and Orange Technical College campuses in
Orange County Public Schools.
On
Friday, September 29, 2017 nearly 34,000 students were trained in
hands-only CPR during their student health course, HOPE, or during
Physical Education. Last year, more than 27,000 students were
trained. Students trained on CPR mannequins.
Each
year, more than 326,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the
United States. Bystander CPR can double or even triple a victim’s chance
of survival if administered before paramedics arrive. For every minute
that passes without CPR, a person suffering from cardiac arrest reduces
their chances of survival by 10 percent.
Three
America Heart Association CPR kits are assigned to each high school,
which contain 30 training mannequins. Once trained, students can
download the PulsePoint application on their smartphones to be notified
of emergencies that need bystander CPR assistance.