Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Thesis Statement

I. Introduction
a. Audience hook: Lives could be saved if more of the population was trained in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). According to the Heart Rhythm Society “An estimated 382,800 people experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the United States each year” (Sudden Cardiac Arrest Facts). Only 32% SCA victims get CPR because most bystanders do not have training. Training CPR and AED would save lives (About SCA: Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Healthcare Crisis).

b. Thesis statement: Making CPR and AED training a graduation requirement would make students able to help in a SCA circumstance, increase the general population of trained life savers contributing to the documented
2308), legislation that would provide critical resources to assist schools with teaching students across the country the life-saving skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use automated external defibrillators (AED). Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in the United States, but studies show that victims of SCA have a 34 percent higher chance of survival if they are immediately treated with CPR and the use of an AED. Unfortunately, few people have the knowledge or confidence to perform these basic life-saving skills in the face of SCA. Training a generation of students with these skills could save lives long into the
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