Toronto Paramedic Services’ Safe City instructors will teach grade six students from Northlea Elementary and Middle School how to perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) if they encounter someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.
Date: Wednesday, February 20
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Northlea Elementary and Middle School, gymnasium, 305 Rumsey Rd.
Media will be able to photograph the class practising CPR using a mannequin.
Toronto Paramedic Services’ Safe City program trains thousands of residents and some school children annually in first aid, CPR and AED use. Training in advance of a medical emergency can help school-aged children feel more confident to step in, call 911 and to start CPR before the paramedics arrive. Early CPR can give the patient a 75 per cent better chance of survival. Toronto Paramedic Services Safe City program oversees the maintenance and use of over 1,500 public access defibrillators located in city-run community centres, TTC subway stations and some schools.
This event is hosted jointly by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Northlea Elementary and Middle School and Toronto Paramedic Services.
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