Kansas Reflector: Funding and training choices in Kansas can treat cardiac arrest, help build a nation of lifesavers
By Dr. Lindsey Malloy-Walton & Kaitlyn Bennett
As a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric nurse specializing in electrophysiology, we witness life and death situations every day. Many of those involve the 350,000 children each year who experience cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, only 1 in 10 survive until they get to the hospital.
This is a number that needs to change!
We see it every day. Every second matters in an emergency, and training students to bring lifesaving skills into the world means countless lives saved. It means equipping the heroes on the ground before first responders arrive on scene. They are invaluable skills.
The American Heart Association is working to turn a nation of bystanders into a nation of lifesavers by ensuring all students and educators are trained in CPR. With your support, we can equip more people with this life-saving skill and help save more lives.
Knowing how to respond when someone goes into cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death. Having someone act immediately — call 911, perform CPR and use an AED (automated external defibrillator) when available — can double or even triple the chance of survival and improves long-term prognosis.
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