Glendale Fire Department gives high school students CPR training

PHOENIX — Arizona high school students are moving closer toward graduation with some help from the Glendale Fire Department.

In accordance with legislation that was passed last summer, Arizona high school students are now completing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses as a requisite for graduation.

In Glendale, students are learning the life-saving maneuver with hands on training courtesy of the Glendale Fire Department.

Glendale Fire’s Public Educator Janet Boberg told KTAR News 92.3 FM that she’s taught taught over 32,500 Glendale residents how to properly execute CPR, some of whom were sixth graders.

.@GlendaleFire taught 38 CPR classes to 1,310 students in 2019. Last summer, legislation went into effect requiring a CPR training to graduate high school AZ. They learn about what info to tell the 911 operator, how to perform hands on CPR, and how use a defibrillator. @KTAR923 pic.twitter.com/kf5tKRypMS

— Ali Vetnar (@Ali_Vetnar) March 3, 2020

The hands on portion of the training has students perform CPR on electronic mannequins that have different lights displays which correspond to both proper and improper techniques.

“We have a red light, a yellow light and two green lights,” Boberg said.

“The red light indicates the person is not pushing deep enough; the yellow means they’re going too fast.”

Proper CPR technique requires the individual administering the maneuver to push 2 to 2.4 inches deep on the recipient’s torso, executing compressions at a pace of 100-120 per minute.

In addition to hands on practice with mannequins, the training also teaches students the importance of calling 911.

It is crucial for students to “understand what pieces of information the 911 dispatcher is going to need,” Boberg said.

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