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Senate recognizes high school students trained in emergency response
Summary
The Utah Senate honored high school students from across the state who used emergency‑medical training (CPR, Heimlich, stabilization) to save lives; citations were presented and instructors acknowledged.
During its Jan. 31 session the Utah Senate recognized dozens of high school students trained through the Utah Emergency Medical Training Council who, in several documented incidents, used CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and other lifesaving measures to help family members and strangers.
Senator John Valentine and other senators noted the program began in the early 1980s and has expanded statewide; the floor record cites training of more than 28,800 students in the previous year and at least 128 documented instances of students assisting to save lives. The chamber invited students and instructors to the gallery, presented citations signed by the President of the Senate and acknowledged representatives from the organizing groups: Jim Hendrickson (President of the organization), Leslie Johnson (Director of Support Services for EMS) and Cindy Huish (Executive Director).
Senators encouraged continued participation in training and praised instructors and families in attendance.
The recognition appears in the transcript from SEG 481 through SEG 705.
