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Practicing CPR and AED use

Find Out What We’re Doing in Your State and Community

We’re working in states and communities across the country to improve the chain of survival from cardiac arrest: CPR training as high school graduation requirement so that more people are ready to take action when cardiac arrests occur; requiring schools and athletic facilities and events have a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan, and ensuring the person who answers the 911 call can identify a cardiac emergency and coach the caller through CPR. Together we can save lives from cardiac arrest.

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We've joined with the NFL to Promote CPR

The American Heart Association, a founding member of the Smart Heart Sports Coalition, established by the NFL to advocate for all 50 states to adopt evidence-based policies that will save lives from cardiac arrests outside of a hospital among students by ensuring that schools, school athletic facilities and athletic events have a cardiac emergency response plan in place. Of the 23,000 children who will experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital in the United States each year, about 40% of these events are sports-related. Whether in the classroom or on the playing field, having a plan in place to enable faculty, staff, and students to quickly and correctly respond to a cardiac emergency can save lives. CPR, if performed immediately, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. In schools with AEDs, approximately 70% of children survive cardiac arrest – 7 times the overall survival rate for children.

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Your Story Matters - And We'd Like to Hear It!

Do you have a personal connection to cardiac arrest? We’d love to hear from you. Your stories help us change public policy and save lives because they help bring the issue to life for lawmakers and emphasize the importance of being prepared to act when cardiac arrest happens.

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