Post by Logan on Jan 1, 2017 23:20:41 GMT -6
Cindy Kuhn's son is alive because his best friend learned how to perform CPR during health classes at Novi High School.
Now all Michigan students will receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation — thanks to legislation approved in December.
"You just never know when you're going to need it," said Kuhn, a fifth-grade teacher at Novi Meadows Upper Elementary.
About 357,000 Americans each year suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, and only about 8% of them survive, according to the American Heart Association.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/education/2017/01/01/michigan-students-cpr-training/95698192/
Now all Michigan students will receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation — thanks to legislation approved in December.
"You just never know when you're going to need it," said Kuhn, a fifth-grade teacher at Novi Meadows Upper Elementary.
About 357,000 Americans each year suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, and only about 8% of them survive, according to the American Heart Association.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/education/2017/01/01/michigan-students-cpr-training/95698192/