In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kids are Teaching Kids What to Do in Medical Emergencies Through Harpers Heart Heroes; Statewide Campaign Launched

There is a cardiac arrest every second in the United States.  Ninety percent of people who have a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital do not survive.  If CPR is started right away, survival rates increase to forty percent. Over the past few years there has been an increase in the number of high school students who are learning how to do CPR.  However, there is no training program for elementary age children.  Most of these kids do not know how to tell if someone is unresponsive and may not…

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