FDNY to train 5,000 NYC teens in new CPR technique
A high school student is standing in line at the store and suddenly the customer in front of him or her has a heart attack and collapses. What happens then?
If the student is one of 5,000 New York City teens being trained by FDNY in a new, compression-only CPR technique, the odds of that customer surviving have just doubled.
On Tuesday, First Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert R. Turner II launched the new training program, a joint initiative with the city’s Department of Education (DOE).