Your Actions can Save Lives!

Are you cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or automated external defibrillator (AED) trained? If not, here’s your chance! June 1 - 7 is the National CPR and AED Awareness Week! Events this week highlight how lives can be saved if more Americans get prepared for emergencies by learning how to do CPR and use an AED.

In honor of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, American Red Cross Chapters across the country will conduct CPR and AED classes, demonstrations and events to raise awareness on the importance of CPR and AED training. Contact your local chapter to get the training programs you need in CPR and AED use or access this tool to find a National CPR and AED Awareness Week event near you!

You can also look into your local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.  CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster medical operations and CPR and AED training!

Make a commitment to get CPR and AED trained as part of your own emergency preparedness plan and to be able to provide these services to your community in the event of an emergency! Have some fun and test your current knowledge with this quiz on what to do to save a coworker’s life.