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HI HCR236
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Education design and implement a curriculum teaching Hawaii public school students cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and stroke symptom identification.
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Requires the curriculum be incorporated into required high school health or physical education courses for graduation.
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Cites that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest affects approximately 1,100 cases annually in Hawaii with only 9% survival rates, compared to 60% survival rates in cities with increased CPR training.
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Notes that 39 states and the District of Columbia have already mandated CPR training as a high school graduation requirement, with at least 75% of U.S. high school graduates this year having received CPR instruction.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson and Superintendent of Education.
Legislative Description
Requesting That The Department Of Education Design And Implement A Curriculum In Hawaii Public Schools That Teaches Students To Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And To Identify Symptoms Of A Stroke.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Last Action
Resolution adopted in final form.
4/19/2018