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St. Joseph’s Health and the American Heart Association team up to save lives through CPR Training Kit Donations

April 11, 2024

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – (April 11, 2024) With nearly three out of four cardiac arrests outside of the hospital occurring in homes, it’s essential to increase the number of people who can perform the lifesaving skills of CPR. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. That is why St. Joseph’s Health has partnered with the American Heart Association, to present three local community organizations with CPR & First Aid in Youth Sports™ Training Kits. These training kits are designed for area leaders to ensure they and their community know the lifesaving skills of CPR, how to use an AED, and how to help during sports related emergencies. Each kit can train approximately 300 people per year. Organizations receiving kits include: Brexialee Torres Ortiz Boys & Girls Club Magnarelli Community Center Onondaga Nation Arena “St. Joseph’s Health is dedicated to improving the health of our community,” said Meredith Price, senior vice president of Acute Operations at St. Joseph’s Health and 2024 Syracuse Heart Challenge chairwoman. “As ‘the’ Heart Hospital of the region, we know how helpless people feel then someone suddenly collapses and stops breathing. In those crucial moments before help arrives, knowledge of CPR can be the difference between life and death. Through this collaboration with the American Heart Association, we are helping to ensure these community centers are empowered to respond in case of a cardiac emergency.” “The American Heart Association has set a goal of doubling the survival of cardiac arrest by 2030,” said Jason Pomeroy, executive director of the American Heart Association, Syracuse. “We know that in order to save more lives from the 350,000 cardiac arrests that occur outside of the hospital every year, we must increase the number of people who respond to cardiac arrest by calling 911, delivering high-quality CPR and getting and using an AED as soon as it is available. Collaborations like this are how we can make that impact.” Hands-Only CPR is quick, simple, and easy to learn. It has been shown to be as effective in the first few minutes as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work or in public. St. Joseph’s Health encourages everyone to learn hands-only CPR and become a vital link in the chain of survival.SYRACUSE, N.Y. – (April 11, 2024) With nearly three out of four cardiac arrests outside of the hospital occurring in homes, it’s essential to increase the number of people who can perform the lifesaving skills of CPR. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.

 

That is why St. Joseph’s Health has partnered with the American Heart Association, to present three local community organizations with CPR & First Aid in Youth Sports™ Training Kits.

 

These training kits are designed for area leaders to ensure they and their community know the lifesaving skills of CPR, how to use an AED, and how to help during sports related emergencies. Each kit can train approximately 300 people per year.

 

Organizations receiving kits include:

  • Brexialee Torres Ortiz Boys & Girls Club
  • Magnarelli Community Center
  • Onondaga Nation Arena

 

“St. Joseph’s Health is dedicated to improving the health of our community,” said Meredith Price, senior vice president of Acute Operations at St. Joseph’s Health and 2024 Syracuse Heart Challenge chairwoman. “As ‘the’ Heart Hospital of the region, we know how helpless people feel then someone suddenly collapses and stops breathing. In those crucial moments before help arrives, knowledge of CPR can be the difference between life and death. Through this collaboration with the American Heart Association, we are helping to ensure these community centers are empowered to respond in case of a cardiac emergency.”

 

“The American Heart Association has set a goal of doubling the survival of cardiac arrest by 2030,” said Jason Pomeroy, executive director of the American Heart Association, Syracuse. “We know that in order to save more lives from the 350,000 cardiac arrests that occur outside of the hospital every year, we must increase the number of people who respond to cardiac arrest by calling 911, delivering high-quality CPR and getting and using an AED as soon as it is available. Collaborations like this are how we can make that impact.”

 

Hands-Only CPR is quick, simple, and easy to learn. It has been shown to be as effective in the first few minutes as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work or in public.

 

St. Joseph’s Health encourages everyone to learn hands-only CPR and become a vital link in the chain of survival.