National CPR and AED Awareness Week

In 2017 Congress declared June 1 - 7 to be National CPR and AED Awareness Week.  We saw early this year an example of how important it is to know CPR.  The Nassau County Medical Reserve Corps is committed to training everyone on the American Heart Association's "Hands Only" CPR technique.
 
Earlier this year, many of us witnessed a young healthy athlete collapse in cardiac arrest on live TV.  He was one of over 350,000 people in the US who experience sudden cardiac arrest every year.  Nearly 75% of those events happen at home. The athlete, Damar Hamlin, recovered and is doing well, but on average less than 10% of people survive after cardiac arrest. But with CPR, we can dramatically improve the odds of survival.
 
June 1 - 7 is National CPR Awareness Week.  We encourage everyone to get trained.  The American Heart Association has simplified the process so that we no longer need to do mouth to mouth breathing.  All we need to do is Check, Call and Compress the chest. Watch the video at this link to see how easy it is to perform: https://www.nassaucountyflmrc.com/. 
 
The Nassau County Medical Reserve Corps offers free classes on Hands Only CPR and AED use.  The classes are 1 1/2 hours long and include actual practice performing CPR. You can email them at nassaucountyflmrc@gmail.com.