Gardner White, Henry Ford Health, and the American Heart Association have teamed up to mark American Heart Month in a meaningful way this year by offering hands-only CPR (HOCPR) and AED training sessions free to the public on Thursday, February 22 between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Gardner White Hall Road store in Shelby Township. To register to attend a 30-minute CPR training session, please visit: HERE.
Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in America and directly impacts countless individuals and families in our community. We are thrilled to partner with Henry Ford Health and the American Heart Association to not only bring awareness to this disease but to offer the public a free opportunity to learn critical information that can ultimately save lives.
Rachel Stewart, President of Gardner White.
Every year, the American Heart Association (AHA) estimates more than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, including 23,000 children. Immediate, effective CPR can double or even triple someone’s odds of surviving, and it is a skill that a child as young as nine years old can learn.
The chances of survival and full recovery for victims of cardiac arrest are much lower if they don’t receive bystander CPR immediately. When a person’s heart stops beating, every minute counts, and knowing how to administer CPR can be the difference between a life saved or lost while waiting for emergency responders to arrive.
Herb Aronow, M.D., MPH, Medical Director of Heart & Vascular Services at Henry Ford Health
We are excited to take this opportunity to equip Gardner White employees and customers with the skill to go from bystander to lifesaver very quickly by training them in Hands Only CPR. This is a skill that could save your loved one, friend, or co-worker, as the majority of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests will happen in the home or workplace.
Sara Hegarty, Executive Director, American Heart Association of Southeast Michigan
Two Henry Ford Health CPR-certified trainers will be on site to teach attendees how to properly administer “Hand-Only” CPR techniques and demonstrate the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that may one day help them save a life. Any registered attendee older than 12 years of age can participate in the 30-minute training sessions.
