December 28, 2010 > Empowering students to save lives Empowering
students to save lives Story and Photos by Miriam G. Mazliach An
excited group of 160 students piled into the multi-use room at
Walters Junior High in Fremont on the morning of December 16.
Throughout the day, the school's 7th graders would take part in
CPR training. What they were about to learn had the potential to
save many lives. Jamie Hintzke, Community Relations Coordinator
for Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, explained that
in 2007 Alameda County tested a pilot program with both 7th and
10th grade students. The results showed that twice as many 7th
graders participated or did outreach to community members than
10th grade students; the 7th graders trained an average of five
family members and friends. As a result, it was determined that
the CPR7 program would focus on 7th graders. Developed by the
American Heart Association and manufactured by Laerdal Medical,
a "CPR Anytime Kit" (retail value of $34.95) is used for
training dem