Iredell-Statesville Schools issued the following announcement on Dec. 17.
STATESVILLE, December 16, 2020- The American Heart Association collaborated with local businesses in order to help Iredell-Statesville School System fill an urgent need by providing 26 CPR in School Kits with 10 training mannequins in each kit.
The American Heart Association, Atrium Health, BestCo, C.R. Onsrud, Trane Technologies, Locke-Lane Construction, Inc., McCombs Steel and L. Gordon Iron & Metal Company are coming together to make sure students in Iredell County have the resources they need to fulfill their CPR graduation requirement and become invaluable lifesavers in our community. In 2018, the American Heart Association helped to pass the CPR graduation requirement in North Carolina to provide students with the skills and confidence necessary to perform CPR, ultimately making our communities safer and empowering youth to save lives.
“None of the Iredell-Statesville High Schools had CPR kits for training and our middle school students were learning CPR on only a few 15-year old mannequins. COVID-19 created an even more urgent gap for students needing to complete CPR graduation requirements. Due to your generosity, all our students will now be able to save a life. I’m happy to retire the stuffed animals that were previously used to review the CPR steps!” Shana Whitley, title, on behalf of the I-SS Middle and High School Health and PE Teachers.
Ten CPR in Schools Kits are still needed to help cover every Iredell-Statesville School. Contact the American Heart Association at Christine.Jolly@Heart.org if you would like to help purchase the remaining CPR in Schools Kits needed.
Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, with nearly 326,200 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurring each year in the United States. Immediate CPR can double or even triple the chances of survival. About 60% of heart attacks resulting in cardiac arrest occur in presence of a witness who might be able to save the victim. Home is exactly where 88% of cardiac arrests occur. Visit heart.org/CPR for more information
Original source: https://www.issnc.org/
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