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CPR etc is expanding our CPR training offerings, and will be promoting CPR training for teens through the "Be the Beat" program in Marin Middle Schools in 2010!
Sudden Cardiac Arrest can strike anyone, anywhere—and when it does, a victim's chance of survival depends on the people around them.Be the Beat offers free games, music, videos and giveaways to educate teens about recognition of a cardiac arrest, calling 911, immediate CPR and use of an AED, while they have fun!
Schools play a vital role in this movement to train teen lifesavers. As a complement to your CPR and AED program, or other curriculum, check out our free resources for teachers and schools. And, encourage your students to visit, play and learn on bethebeat.heart.org. Register now so we can keep you updated on the latest news and information. Together we can create the next generation of lifesavers!
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The Medtronic Foundation shares our vision of creating a new generation of SCA lifesavers. As a result, they have announced the Be the Beat Mini Grant Program. Up to 150 schools will be awarded $1,000 for their efforts in promoting and maximizing visitors to the Be the Beat website within their school community, and beyond. Click here for all the details and how to apply
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (CNN) -- The Hardens were losing track of each other's conversations. It had been a long, exhausting day for both Scott, a sheriff's deputy, and Kathie, an elementary school teacher. The couple put their two young children to bed, turned on the Food Network for a few minutes, then called it a night.
Kathie Harden is grateful that her life was saved, but her emotions are still very much on the surface
"I've always teased her about her snoring -- and she doesn't, but I've always told her that she does -- and that night it was unbelievable. It was so loud," Scott said, recalling the night less than a year ago when his 33-year-old wife died on the floor of their bedroom for 18 minutes. CPR would save the young mother's life...
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We know that victims of cardiac arrest have a much higher chance of survival with bystander CPR. In a study of more than 17,000 bystander-witnessed cardiac arrests, the Swedish Cardiac Arrest Registry found CPR done by lay rescuers doubled the survival rate (6.2%) and CPR administered by health-care professionals tripled the survival rate (10.8%) at one month when compared to no bystander CPR.(1) If we look more closely at the benefit of high-quality bystander CPR, it has been shown that "good" CPR—defined as providing a palpable pulse and chest rise with ventilation—led to a 23% survival to hospital discharge, compared to 1–6% for patients with no or poor CPR.(2)
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