For decades the controversy
regarding CPR in the school systems all over the world has been very prevalent
in our society. Should children learn CPR and be able to save a life? The law
has already been passed in Alabama, Arizona (Guidelines for CPR course if the
school wants to offer it), Arkansas, Colorodo (recommended the course, not
mandatory), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (Course is offered but it’s not
mandatory), Indiana (Students can opt out with a waver), Iowa, Louisiana,
Maryland (Not required to graduate), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New
Jersey, New York (If schools offer good reason they can defer the law in their
district), North Carolina, North Dakota (State funding is available but the
course is not mandatory), Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. States that have had the bill
introduced Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
and South Carolina.
On Tuesday October 21, 2014
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the CPR in schools bill that makes it mandatory
for CPR training to be taught in our schools. This can still be rejected by the
board or regents if they don’t see it fit in our curriculum. They would have to
If you are already CPR certified
then make sure you know where the nearest CPR equipment is (AED, safety gloves,
breathing mask, oxygen if possible). Our high school already has an AED, which
is located across the hall from the nurse’s office, so if you are trained make
sure you know where this is, save a life.
I think it's a good idea for everyone to be CPR certified because it is something that is important to know in any environment you are in. Good job Marissa! Do you think it should be mandatory for Alden?
ReplyDeleteAmanda, of course I think that CPR classes should be offered as a mandatory course in Alden. We are pretty far away from the hospital whether it be in Batavia, Amherst or Buffalo. There are very few people in Alden that already know CPR well enough to keep someone alive for 20 or more minutes while advanced medical care arrives. This is why knowing how to properly do CPR(Compression to breath ration, hand placement, and how to use and AED) is so important. But I don’t think the training should stop after just one quick session. While 5 minutes learning how to use the defibrillator was effective and 20 minutes of CPR instruction is claimed to be effective, there should be reminder courses throughout the year to make sure that the students truly absorb the information they need to know to save a life.
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