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Three Limerick schools were among 33 nationwide recognised for CPR training by the Irish Heart Foundation
THREE schools in Limerick have been recognised by the Irish Heart Foundation for their CPR training.
The CPR 4 Schools award recognises schools, teachers and students for their efforts in promoting and training in the lifesaving skills of CPR.
Hazelwood College in Dromcollogher, Desmond College in Newcastle West and Limerick ETSS in Castletroy, were among 33 schools nationwide who received this award.
Since the programme started, 90% of secondary schools have become involved, with 350,000 students around Ireland learning how to train in CPR.
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A person’s chance of survival is doubled when CPR is started immediately.
Someone who has learned CPR is ten times more likely to respond to an emergency than someone who has never received training.
CPR 4 Schools is now calling on all schools to sign up, to help build a new generation of lifesavers.
The training teaches students how to perform CPR, how to respond in the case of a cardiac emergency, how to use a defibrillator and how to respond if someone is choking.
“As part of the well-being module, transition year students at Hazelwood College took part in the CPR 4 schools programme gaining vital lifesaving skills and confidence in emergency response,” said Michelle Herbert, Hazelwood College teacher.
Brigid Sinnott, Resuscitation Manager with the Irish Heart Foundation, encouraged teachers countrywide to help students obtain essential lifesaving CPR skills.
“We know that schools are extremely busy places, which makes us all the more blown away by the work and commitment they have put in to teach the lifesaving skill of CPR to date.
“The CPR 4 Schools programme is easy to run and takes just one hour to train a class.
“I would encourage schools nationwide to visit irishheart.ie/cpr4schools to learn how easy it is to implement our programme,” she said.
Post-primary school teachers interested in signing up for the free programme can register by emailing: schools@irishheart.ie.
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