Congress Clears the Way for National CPR and AED Awar... (towards ensuring communities across the ...)

Congress Clears the Way for National CPR and AED Awareness Week

Date:12/12/2007

towards ensuring communities across the country are able to properly respond if tragedy strikes," Feingold said. "The more we can do to educate our communities on how to conduct CPR and operate AEDs, the more lives we can save."

"I am proud to have worked with Sen. Feingold to increase access to AEDs for small towns and rural communities. Since our Rural AED Act was signed into law, it has provided rural communities with more than $40 million to purchase life-saving AEDs," said Sen. Collins. "Now, it is time to take another step. I am pleased to join Sen. Feingold and work with the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association in supporting National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week. Together, we can save lives."

The passing of the National CPR and AED Awareness resolution will give a large boost to accomplishing the Red Cross and the Heart Association's shared vision of having all Americans to be within four minutes of an AED device and someone trained to use it. Scientific studies show that for every minute defibrillation is delayed; there is an approximate 10 percent decrease in the likelihood of resuscitation.

"This vote sends the message that Americans should learn how to perform CPR and operate a defibrillator and make both a priority," said Robert O'Connor, M.D., Chair of the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee. "If more Americans receive CPR and AED training, then sudden cardiac arrest victims have a much greater chance of survival."

With news of the final passage, training organizations such as the Red Cross, the Heart Association and the National Safety Council will be working together to recognize the landmark resolution by hosting nationwide ceremonies, community activities and educational outreach efforts.

"It is gratifying to know the House and the Senate have supported the effort to make lifesaving training a national
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