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Superintendent Lauds Mandatory CPR Training Bill

Superintendent Lauds Mandatory CPR Training Bill
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By Tim Brockwell
Sep. 29, 2016 | PADUCAH, KY
By Tim Brockwell Sep. 29, 2016 | 01:43 PM | PADUCAH, KY
McCracken County Public Schools superintendent Quin Sutton says a new law in Kentucky requiring CPR training for students could help save lives.

Governor Matt Bevin ceremonially signed Senate Bill 33 on Sept. 16. The bill requires that all students complete a minimum one-time cardiopulmonary resuscitation training before graduating.

The bill does not require students to be certified in CPR, but Sutton says the training will still be a good thing that has the potential to save lives. "We're very supportive of this, Sutton said. "Anything our students can do to properly be trained to save lives we are very supportive of that." 

Sutton said local healthcare providers have reached out to schools, and will be providing resources necessary for the training. "Baptist Health has partnered with McCracken County Public Schools in purchasing the CPR mannequins. Not only have they done that for us, they have also teamed up with us as well as Jeremy Jeffery of Mercy Regional and have come to our high school and provided CPR training for our freshmen through our health classes. It's been a great community partnership." Sutton said.

Some students had already received the training before Bevin signed the bill making it mandatory, according to Sutton. He says the new law will give more students the ability to render life saving aid in the critical moments before emergency responders arrive. 

"Anything that students can do to perform CPR on a potential patient will enhance the ability of our emergency responders when they get there to save a life, so we feel this will be very beneficial for our students." Sutton said. 

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