A champion for health equity, the American Heart Association, the leading global volunteer organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke for all, is now offering Hands-Only CPR training in Webster County. Olivia Muriel, HeartCorps service member embedded in the Webster County Health Unit has begun to offer these lifesaving courses across the County.
Muriel hopes that the campaign will inspire community members to learn the two steps to help save lives. She points out that “Hands-Only CPR is CPR without breaths, in two easy steps: 1) Call 9-1-1 and 2) push hard and fast in the center of the chest to a rhythm of 100-120 beats per minute.”
Without quick bystander CPR, cardiac arrest, or a sudden stopping of the heart, is typically fatal. Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time whether they are at home, at work, or in public. In fact, about 70% of cardiac arrests that happen outside of a hospital, happen at home with someone you love. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency response that can help save a person’s life if their heart stops.
“Hesitancy to perform CPR is often due to a perceived lack of training or knowledge.” said Muriel. “By inspiring the Webster County community to learn Hands-Only CPR and stressing the importance of calling 9-1-1, we can improve the health outcomes for the community and their loved ones, especially those who suffer a cardiac arrest event.”
On Friday, September 6th, Muriel will be offering this life saving training in Marshfield, and the public is encouraged to attend. The event will run from 10:00-11:30 am at the Webster County Library (219 W. Jackson Street in Marshfield) , and community members who stop by will receive FREE American Heart Association items and be entered into a raffle for FREE cookware! No registration is required, and the event is open to young and old alike.
To learn more about the campaign or to get involved, visit https://heart.org/CPRHeroes.
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