Proposal June 11, 2013 CPR training for Grade 6 students

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