On May 22, local EMS provider American Medical Response (AMR) will provide free training to local residents and teach them to save lives through compression-only CPR. The event is part of AMR’s nationwide observance of National Emergency Medical Services Week with events being held in 40 states.
Compression-only CPR allows bystanders to keep life-saving blood flowing through a victim’s body just by pressing on the chest in a hard, fast rhythm. Bystanders who provide compression-only CPR can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival. Local schools and businesses are expected to participate in the event.
For more information about AMR’s World CPR Challenge, please visit www.worldcprchallenge.com.
WHAT: AMR providing free CPR training as part of a nationwide event
WHEN: May 22nd, 2013 at 11a- 4pm
WHERE: Veteran’s Park Elm Street and North East Delta Stadium 169 South Commercial Street-MCR
VISUALS: AMR employees providing free training, members of the community learning a life-saving skill.
American Medical Response Inc. (www.amr.net), America’s leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 17,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RNs and other professionals, with a fleet of 4,100 vehicles, transport more than three million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. AMR, a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo.
