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County health officials launch push for hands‑only CPR at school and community events
Summary
Southern County Regional Health Department and Sullivan County EMS described a ‘fun face’ hands‑only CPR initiative that trained 528 people at a festival and aims to train 1,000 people at a Sept. 26 high‑school football game and additional trainings in October to boost bystander CPR rates and improve cardiac arrest survival.
Health department and EMS officials described Sept. 18 a community campaign to increase hands‑only CPR training at public events and high‑school football games.
Hannah Taylor, regional director for the Southern County Regional Health Department, said the “fun face CPR” initiative grew from the county health council and that organizers plan to train people at upcoming high‑school football games. Captain James Hubbard of Sullivan County EMS said organizers trained…
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