According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, an estimated 35,000 people suffer
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. Early CPR and early use of an automated external
defibrillator (AED) can double the chances of survival. With 80 per cent of cardiac arrests
occurring in homes and public places, empowering youth with CPR and AED training as part of
their high school education is increasing citizen CPR response rates and saving lives.
With CPR, AED and the new Opioid Overdose Response Training, students become confident and
empowered with the skills and knowledge to save the life of a family member, a teammate on the
hockey rink, a child they are babysitting, or a stranger who is faced with a life threatening
medical emergency.
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