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American Heart Association provides CPR equipment to LaFargeville Central School
LAFARGEVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – The American Heart Association along with Knowlton Technologies are helping one north country school district with life-saving CPR equipment.
The LaFargeville Central School District received a hands-only CPR education resources through a CPR in Schools™ Training Kit.
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The kits allow students to learn the lifesaving skills of CPR in just one class period. Plus, the kits teach automated external defibrillator (AED) use and choking relief. The easy-to-use kits are designed specifically for the needs of schools. Each kit can train hundreds of people.
Unfortunately, too many sudden cardiac arrest victims don't get the help they need. Knowing how to respond in a cardiac emergency when seconds matter can be the difference between life and death. Thanks to support from Knowlton Technologies, we will be able to add hundreds of students to the Nation of Lifesavers, so they can respond in those crucial first moments after cardiac arrest.
Stacy Spaziani, regional director for the American Heart Association
According to the American Heart Association, more than 23,000 children experience cardiac arrest each year, with nearly 40-percent related to sports and nearly 20-percent occurring in infants. If performed immediately, CPR can double or even triple a person's chance of survival, yet less than half of people actually receive the help they need from a bystander.
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