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Are you ready to make a difference? Join the Nation of Lifesavers by learning Hands-Only CPR at our CPR Community Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, at the MVP Arena in Albany! The American Heart Association and the MVP Innovation Fund want to train 600 people in the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR in one exciting day! We will also be giving away a limited number of CPR & First Aid Youth Sports ™ Training Kits to Albany County Youth Sports Teams. For more than 100 years, the American Heart Association has made bold moves to save and improve lives, pioneer scientific discoveries, and advocated for healthy public policies in communities across the country. We haven’t done it alone. We reach our goals working with organizations and individuals who share our vision for better health. It's not just about the resources we give, the dollars we raise or the fun we have. It's about the lives we can save, together.
350,000 people in the U.S. experience sudden cardiac arrest in the community each year. When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. 90% of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. Anyone who witnesses a cardiac arrest in the community (i.e., not in a hospital) can perform CPR. 70% of cardiac arrests that do not happen in the hospital, occur in homes and private residences. A friend or family member is mostly likely to be the person who needs to take action. DOUBLE OR TRIPLE someone’s chance of survival. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. Yet, bystanders only perform CPR 46% of the time.
For adults and adolescent children, Hands-Only CPR is an easy-to-learn skill that requires only two steps: call 9-1-1 emergency services and push hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute.
The Sept. 29 training is for Hands-Only CPR. It is NOT a certification course. For information about becoming certified in CPR, visit cpr.heart.org.
Capital Region Community CPR Training
Sunday, September 29, 2024 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
MVP Arena 51 South Pearl Street Albany, NY 12207
CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
The AHA is the leader in resuscitation science, education, and training, and publisher of the official Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Millions of healthcare providers and others trust the AHA for their lifesaving training, and 100% of the AHA's profits go back into supporting its lifesaving mission.
Build a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan
Share. Practice. Activate.The American Heart Association has developed three Cardiac Emergency Response Plan checklists for General workplace and community organizations, Schools, and Sports Facilities.
Nominate a Local Hero
We want to recognize the heroes that have stepped in to help save a life during an emergency. You have not only helped save a life within your community, but you are also partnering with the American Heart Association to improve the survival rate of citizens who receive bystander CPR.
Fund CPR Education
Donate to the American Heart Association to fund CPR education and training, and other lifesaving programs and scientific research.
