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A Board Update:
Keeping Young and Old Hearts Beating Strong
The South Brunswick
C.P.R. and A.E.D. Initiative
The Young & the Young at Heart…
• Not just adults• Increasing number
of children due to:
Obesity
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Type 2 Diabetes
Heart Health: By the Numbers
1 Killer in the nation: cardiovascular disease
2 Number of times children 11-18 eat fast food per week
15% of children are overweight
33% of children watch TV at least 3 hours a day
32% of adolescent girls drink two cans of soda per day, and…
53% of adolescent boys50% of all American adults
don’t know their cholesterol levels
66% of adults are overweight
Half million women per year die from heart disease
If a cardiac arrest
happened to a loved one or a close
friend, would you
know how to perform CPR?
The vast majority of
Americans do not.
Chronology
• 2003 Shop Rite AED• 2004 Policy Drafted• 2004 AED Task Force Created• 2005 Initial Purchase Completed• 2005 AED Coordinator Named
Identify & TrainInstall AEDsLabel buildingsInform local EMSStandardize announcementsInitial Set Up informationInventory suppliesRecord Keep
Chronology
• 2005 MERT Teams Established and Trained
• 2006 AEDs from the County FreeholdersReceiving 10 from County; Total of 24
All elementary buildings- 1 (GB/BA- 2)
Middle Schools- 2; Athletic Trainer- 1
High School- 5 (each floor and annex)
Building & Grounds (4 Executive Drive)- 1
Board Office (Black Horse Lane)- 2
• 2006 MERT Teams drilled
• 2006-07 CPR/AED into Health Curriculum
Last Words…
“No knowledge is more crucial than knowledge about health. Without it, no
other life goal can be successfully achieved.”
Ernest Boyer