CPR training for Grade 6 students Proposal June

CPR training for Grade 6 students Proposal June 11, 2013

Statistics � 1 cardiac arrest every 12 minutes. �More than 6, 500 people in Ontario die of a sudden cardiac arrest. �Toronto Paramedics respond to over 2, 000 sudden cardiac arrests each year. �Without rapid and appropriate treatment, most cardiac arrests result in death. Those who survive will have permanent brain damage.

We can do Better! �The odds of surviving a cardiac arrest is roughly 5% in Toronto and with each passing minute the probability of survival declines by 7 – 10%. �Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), combined with CPR and activating emergency medical services increase the chance of survival by up to 75%.

Toronto EMS, Safe City Program �how to recognize an emergency �how to activate emergency medical services �how to perform hands only CPR �learn about Automated External Defibrillators (AED) �demonstrate how easy it is to use AED

Proposal for Life-Saving Skills � 60 mannequins (to be stored at school for future) � 2 kits with teaching mannequins and DVDs � 2 hours in the gym �Kids get a wallet sized Introduction to CPR card �Teachers attend at no cost �$20/student in year one (instruction & mannequins) ~$1140 in 2013/2014 �$10/student in future years (instruction only) �Free if staff/parent volunteer instructs in future

Who’s doing it? � 200 grade 6 students in South Western Ontario � 400 grade 6 students in New Brunswick � 500 grade 6 students in Vancouver � 800 grade 6 students in Manitoba

Kids Saving Lives in 2013 �Feb 1, 2013 – young teen saves 82 year old stranger with CPR �Mar 18, 2013 – 9 and 10 year olds save neighbour’s baby with CPR �Mar 23, 2013 – 12 year old saves mother with CPR �June 8, 2013 – 11 year old saves brother with CPR

Let’s teach our Palmerston students how to be Heart Heroes