TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Children could soon be
taught to save a life in their classrooms. An Arizona bill is looking to
incorporate one type of CPR training in local school districts.
The bill would make it
mandatory for students in schools to learn chest compression only CPR. It is also known as ‘hands only' CPR because
it doesn't require mouth to mouth.
A form of CPR that started
right here in Tucson. The method
developed at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center. It only requires quick and fast chest
compressions on the victim's chest.
SB 1337 wants students in
public or charter schools to learn the life saving skill between 7th and 12th
grade. Hands only CPR doesn't require a
certified teacher and free tutorials are available.
The measure would allow
school districts to decide which grades they teach and parents to excuse their
kids from the training.
The bill would not require
students to perform CPR; it would require them to learn it.
Concerns on the bill have
come up.
State School
Superintendent John Huppenthal opposes the bill saying schools should not be
required to mandate the training.
SB 1337 already passed
through the Arizona Senate, and it is waiting to be heard in the House.
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