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HI HR204
Resolution
Status
4/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
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Request that the Department of Education design and implement a curriculum teaching Hawaii public school students to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and identify stroke symptoms.
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Curriculum shall be implemented as part of required school health or physical education courses for high school graduation.
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Resolution cites that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates increase significantly with bystander CPR training, with some cities achieving up to 60 percent survival rates.
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Notes that 39 states and the District of Columbia have already passed legislation requiring CPR training as a high school graduation requirement, with 75 percent of U.S. high school graduates learning CPR in schools.
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Department of Education has already purchased CPR mannequins and training materials for use by high school health class instructors.
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.
4/4/2018