STUDENTS BECOME LIFESAVERS UNDER CPR SKILLS PROGRAM
Source: Victoria. Minister for Health. Media Release
"Victorian students will be taught how to perform CPR as part of a $3.7 million Brumby Government program to give the community life-saving skills.
At Sandringham Secondary School, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said Ambulance Victoria would teach students how to respond to cardiac arrest in an Australian-first initiative.
“The 4 Steps for Life program helps people to recognise cardiac arrest warning signs and when to call ‘000’, while also teaching skills in performing CPR until an ambulance arrives,” Mr Andrews said. “More than 20,000 community groups and 825,000 Victorians have already learned the life-saving skills offered in 4 Steps into Life. This $3.7 million boost will enable even more people to be equipped with these vital techniques.”
Mr Andrews said under the pilot launched, about 2000 students at schools in six regions across Victoria will be provided with the information, confidence and skills to administer CPR."