Albany, NY – New York state is expected to soon require high schools to train students in CPR.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law a measure directing the state’s commissioner of education to come up with a CPR training curriculum.
Groups like the American Heart Association had pushed to make the training mandatory for all high school students, citing cases in which lives were saved by someone performing CPR. The training curriculum would include instructions on the use of automatic defibrillators.
Supporters of the training say it can be done in as little as 30 minutes.
The state’s Board of Regents could reject the training curriculum, but it would have to provide its reasons to the governor and Legislature.
Sixteen states already require CPR training in schools.
Looks like a step forward
Wonderful; this will save many lives.
Yeshivas don’t need to follow this and won’t!
Every single Boy/Girl over the age 16 should know basic First Aid & CPR it should be mandatory for all! On a side note it will reduce the amount of call for Hatzolah not to call for every little thing wasting time of people giving away their time for real emergency