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Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the US with only a 7-9% average survival rate. Bystander CPR can double or triple survival from cardiac arrest. Currently, only about 30 percent of victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest receive any type of CPR. Most untrained bystanders hesitate to help a cardiac arrest victim. Research has shown that when bystanders have CPR training, they are much more likely to take action. Want to see how easy it really is? Click here to check out hands only cpr.
Training of all students before graduation will add a million trained rescuers to the population every few years-- making it more likely someone will be ready to help you or a loved one. Those students will be ready, willing and able to act for many years to come, whenever they witness an emergency within the community.
In New York, along with advocates like you in our You’re the Cure Network, we are working to pass legislation that would allow all students to learn CPR and how to use an AED before they graduate high school. But to make it a reality we need you.
Help us call on lawmakers to enact lifesaving legislation.