She said the low CPR training rates in schools may reflect the fact that the four hours of instruction competes for time in the busy curriculum. In addition, private schools do not have any funding to provide instruction. The Heart and Stroke Foundation's CPR Anytime kit costs only $35 each.
The pilot project initially involves about 250 students at six schools in Toronto, Burlington and Oakville. The first session will take place on Nov. 23. Rescu is partnering in this project with researchers from the University of Toronto and a number of not-for-profit organizations including The Hospital for Sick Children, Sunnybrook-Osler Centre for Prehospital Care, Safe Communities Canada, the Toronto Paramedics Association, Halton Region Emergency Medical Services, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
Source: St. Michael's Hospital