With education comes the ability to avoid tragedies such as the death of the little girl in New York who choked during lunch at school. None of her educators knew what to do to help her, and though by some miracle a paramedic was parked outside, by the time he was able to clear her airway and perform cpr it was already too late to save her life. Imagine this was your daughter, your grandaughter- the heartbreak involved in losing her in an accident that should have been avoidable if only someone had known what to do...

Choking, especially in young children, is all too common. By ensuring our educators are certified in CPR and Heimlich we can help ensure the safety of our children in situations involving choking- and more.

       Certify our teachers, protect our children, protect our future.

1. No family or school can rely on 911 alone. When someone stops breathing, or the heart stops beating, he or she typically can survive for only 4 to 6 minutes before lack of oxygen can result in brain damage or death. CPR can buy extra time for your loved one, until professional help can arrive, by artificially circulating oxygen to the brain. Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should! Sadly, 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has significantly lapsed.

2. Accidental injuries, including choking and drowning, are the leading cause of death in children -- and send over 16 million kids a year to the emergency room.
Over 1.5 million heart attacks occur each year, and approximately 350,000 of these people die before ever reaching a hospital.

3. CPR saves lives. Statistics show that the earlier CPR is initiated, the greater the chances of survival. In fact, the American Heart Association estimates that 100,000 to 200,000 lives of adults and children could be saved each year if CPR were performed early enough.

4. CPR is not just for heart attacks! Approximately 7 million adults and children suffer disabling injuries in their own homes and backyards each year, resulting from accidents which may require CPR, according to the American Heart Association.

- Some common causes of "sudden death" that may require CPR include:

• Electric Shock

• Heart Attacks
• Drowning
• Severe Allergic Reactions
• Choking
• Drug Overdose
• Suffocation

The country's #1 killers -- a combination of heart attacks and accidents -- claim a life every 34 seconds in the U.S.