Seconds to save
'as many as 23,000 people under the age of 18 experience cardiac arrest ... every year.'
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Only 1 in 10 survive
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
400+
West Shore Jr/Sr High School students took a survey on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) awareness
43%
of students*
have never practiced cpr
*based on 400 respondants from West Shore Jr/Sr High School
70%*
DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO FIND ANY OF THE THREE AEDS ON CAMPUS
'During cardiac arrest,immediate CPR can DOUBLE OR TRIPLE a person’s chance of survival.'
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
78%
of students* who took HOPE
are not confident they could do cpr
'It's really beneficial for everyone to get certified. Especially if you want to work with kids, you should definitely get certified because you never know what's going to happen.'
Rebecca Lorigan