First Aid classes | Missouri high-schoolers to learn CPR before graduation

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First Aid classes Missouri high-schoolers
to learn CPR before graduation
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Missouri has become the 34th state to add CPR
training to its high school curriculum. Gov. Jay
Nixon signed the bill Tuesday, shortly after Ohio
Gov. John Kasich signed similar legislation. The
Missouri bills sponsor, state Rep. Ron Hicks
(R-St. Peters), was motivated to introduce the
legislation after he used CPR to save Lauren
Flett at the state Capitol. I was sitting in
the legislature one day, on the House floor, and
I ended up having to use CPR on a young woman,
Hicks said. From left, AHA senior government
relations director Jace Smith, Rep. Ron Hicks,
Lauren Flett and Fletts parents, Jayna Duncan
and Burl Lutz. Hicks received AHAs Heart Saver
Award.
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People asked where hed learned it. I told
them, In high school, doesnt everyone? he
said. And thats when I found out that no, they
dont. And I was shocked. Hicks first attempt
to get the bill passed last year failed. This
year he pushed harder. I did everything I could
to get it passed, he said. It was my last year
in office, and I wanted to do something that
would make a difference for years to come. The
requirement goes into effect with the 2017-2018
school year and will result in an additional
60,000 graduates each year knowing how to perform
CPR. With Missouri, the nationwide tally has
now reached more than 2 million trained graduates
a year.
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The American Heart Association is working with
high schools to ensure theyre equipped for the
training, Hicks said. oure talking about
something so simple 30 minutes of your time
that can save lives, he said. Its almost like
a gift from God, to tell you the truth. About
38 people each hour have a cardiac arrest while
not in a hospital, and nine of 10 do not survive,
according to AHA statistics. Bystander CPR can
double or even triple the victims chances of
survival. Michigan and California are
considering similar CPR legislation. Learn more
about First Aid classes. Bergenfield, NJ, Jersey
City, NJ, Livingston, NJ, and Queens, New York
and Gainesville, FL. Source https//newsarchive.
heart.org
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