Community CPR day hoping to train 600 people this weekend
by WRGB Staff
Albany, NY (WRGB) — MVP Health care, Albany County and the American Heart Association are joining forces this weekend for Community CPR Day.
The event set for Sunday, Sept. 29 at 9:30 a.m. inside the MVP Arena, 51 S. Pearl St., Albany, has a goal of training 600 people in Hands-Only CPR that day to increase the American Heart Association’s “Nation of Lifesavers.” The Hands-Only CPR will be taught in half-hour time slots, with the ability to train 80 people each half hour. Register here:
A limited number of CPR & First Aid Youth Sports Training Kits will also be given away to Albany County youth sports teams. Teams can apply for the kits on the same Website where people can register for the CPR training. The kits contain: mannikins, kneepads and training materials to teach Hands-Only CPR.
