S.R. No. 46 Summary

• Request the Department of Health to report on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction currently offered through state departments.

• Require identification of how often CPR instruction is offered, which organizations the state contracts with for instruction, minimum participation requirements, and whether CPR instruction can be offered to public school students.

• Department of Health must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021.

• Support for the resolution based on data showing only 9 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in Hawaii survive, compared to survival rates up to 60 percent in cities with increased CPR training.

• Notes that 70 percent of Hawaii residents reported feeling helpless during cardiac emergencies due to lack of CPR knowledge, and that CPR training can be completed in a single 30-minute session.