CPR Classes | Wisconsin requires CPR training for students

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Wisconsin became the latest state in the country
to require CPR training in its schools under
legislation signed into law this week. The
measure was inspired by the heroic actions of
several teenagers who came to the rescue of a man
who had suffered a heart attack while riding his
bike, said state Sen. Jerry Petrowski, one of the
bills primary sponsors. Without the quick
thinking and action of three CPR-trained
teenagers who happened to be nearby, he would not
have survived, Petrowski said. This incident
really showed me the importance of this
legislation and prompted me to author this
bill. The legislation requires all Wisconsin
public, charter and private schools to teach CPR,
as well as cardio cerebral resuscitation, or CCR,
as part of health education classes offered to
students between seventh and 12th grade. The law
takes effect with the 2017-2018 school year.
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With the bills passage, Wisconsin becomes the
31st state in the nation requiring CPR training
from its students. It also became the fourth
state to pass such a law this year, following
South Carolina, Kentucky and New
Mexico. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the
bill into law on Tuesday at a Wausau high school,
commending the measure for giving students the
training they need to offer aid and potentially
save lives. According to American Heart
Association statistics, about 38 people each hour
have a cardiac arrest event while not in a
hospital, and nine of 10 dont survive. Receiving
CPR, however, can double or even triple the
victims chances of survival. Minutes count in
these situations, Walker said.
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By teaching lifesaving skills like CPR as early
as middle school, Wisconsin students receive
important training theyll be able to use in the
real world. In Missouri, lawmakers in the state
House approved its own CPR bill, but the measure
still awaits action in the state senate. A CPR in
schools proposal also has been introduced in
Michigan, where sponsors have publicly championed
the measure. Learn more about CPR Classes.
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