This Football Season Catch Free "Bystander CPR" Sessions at every Blue Jay Varsity Home Game
Your neighbors know CPR. Shouldn’t you? Starting September 15 and continuing through every Varsity Home Football Game, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Library, with MedicZero, will offer brief (5-minute) FREE Bystander CPR Sessions.
Cardiac episodes can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone – this Fall, our “You Are the Help Until the Help Arrives” community outreach series is focusing on athletes and athletic supporters.
In the United States, less than 50% of individuals who go into cardiac arrest in public are given CPR before emergency services arrive.
For every minute that a bystander does not administer CPR, a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival decrease 10%.
Training by MedicZero
ANYONE attending these games can learn and practice 5-10 minute sessions of no breath/hands only, Bystander CPR techniques
Home Game Scheduled Dates:
September 15
September 29
October 6
October 20
The trainings are FREE to the Community.
They are held beginning at 6pm prior to start of each game and at half time.
The Middlesex Library and Middlesex OEM want to emphasize the importance of CPR literacy to all our athletes, coaches, staff, and spectators. The goal of this program is to empower bystanders with the confidence and basic knowledge to recognize and act when cardiac emergencies occur.
Since its inception in 2022, the OEM/Library program, “You Are the Help until Help Arrives”: Free Training Programs for Bystander Emergency Preparedness,” has trained over 800 Middlesex Borough community members.
Training is provided by MedicZero, a nonprofit organization of college medical students across the country. With the guidance of board certified and FACEP designated physicians, Medic Zero “seeks to enable bystanders with the confidence to recognize emergencies and initiate care, encourage the delivery of skillful, evidence-based care by providers, and construct community paramedicine initiatives to improve the prehospital landscape.” (https://www.mediczero.org/our-vis)
Classes offered so far: 8 in person, 2 hours classes
Community Events: 2 all day events, where participants got to learn and practice 5-10 minutes no breath hands only CPR techniques
Training is provided by MedicZero, a nonprofit organization of college medical students across the country. With the guidance of board certified and FACEP designated physicians, Medic Zero “seeks to enable bystanders with the confidence to recognize emergencies and initiate care, encourage the delivery of skillful, evidence-based care by providers, and construct community paramedicine initiatives to improve the prehospital landscape.” (https://www.mediczero.org/our-vis)
Feedback from the five emergency preparedness classes that have been offered through this OEM/Library program has been overwhelmingly positive.
“I attended their class in December and highly recommend everyone take this CPR class. The recent injury and recovery of Damar Hamlin is a great example of what can happen if someone is aware of how to use CPR to assist someone who has suffered cardiac arrest. 13 year olds are permitted and I encourage them to attend as well. I am recommending this training to everyone I know!”
“The CPR training class was very informative. I have never taken a hands on CPR class, even though I graduated with a Health Science Degree. Everything was well explained, and presentation was good.”
“Thank you for offering this very much needed course. The presentation and the presenters were wonderful and we loved that there was hands on at the end of the course.”
“This program is another great example of the value that our OEM continues to bring to our residents. I was particularly impressed with the MedicZero team who provides the training. Lastly, a big thank you to our OEM and our Library for collaborating on hosting this program.”
Training Theme: You are the help until help arrives
For every minute that a bystander does not administer CPR, a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival decrease 10%. YOU can change that. YOU can be the hero your neighbors, friends, and family need when a cardiac disaster strikes.
Your neighbors know CPR. Shouldn’t you? YOU can be the hero your neighbors, friends, and family need when a cardiac disaster strikes.
Questions? Email bbenson553@yahoo.com or call the Middlesex Library at (732) 356-6602, ext. 4.