The Metro Jackson American Heart Association, with support of the Mississippi Healthcare Alliance, is collaborating with the Mississippi Fire Academy to fill an urgent CPR training need. Every public high school in Mississippi, more than 240 in number, is eligible to receive CPR in Schools Training Kit. The kits contain ten mannequins each, and are sustainable and reusable, meaning the schools can continue to use them year after year, potentially adding more trained lifesavers to our community.
The CPR in Schools Training and the kits will empower students to learn the core skills of CPR in under 30 minutes including, AED skills and choking relief. Everything teachers need to properly educate students is included: an instructional video, facilitator’s guide, mannequins and a mannequin pump, knee pads, replacement parts and sanitizer.
In 2014, the American Heart Association helped to pass legislation, which made it a requirement for all Mississippi high school seniors to learn CPR before graduation. These kits provide schools with the tools they need to teach hands only CPR skills and gives students the confidence necessary to perform CPR or use an AED, making our communities safer and empowering youth to save lives.
For more information, visit heart.org/CPR
