Toddler, little one and grownup kits have been distributed
In recognition of Coronary heart Month in February, the American Coronary heart Affiliation (AHA) with assist from Rick Case Automotive Group gifted 250 CPR Anytime Coaching Kits to Joe DiMaggio Kids’s Hospital and Broward Well being.
“Our aim is to be sure that each household can go house with considered one of these CPR kits to allow them to save their little one’s life in the event that they wanted to as a result of they’ll have the tools, instruments and coaching proper at house,” mentioned Rita Case, President and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group. “What impressed me are the info that 90% of individuals—infants, adults, kids—all ages which have a cardiac arrest outdoors the hospital die. In the event that they’re administered CPR throughout the first jiffy, it doubles and triples the possibility of survival. As much as 80% survive, so while you go from 90% passing away to 80% survival with a 30-minute coaching package, I mentioned, ‘I’ve to be concerned on this.’”
The self-facilitated CPR Anytime Coaching Kits enable for studying primary lifesaving expertise in a few half hour within the consolation of 1’s house. Kits have been not too long ago distributed at Joe DiMaggio Kids’s Hospital to the households of hospitalized kids to take house with them, to allow them to confidently and efficiently be taught to manage CPR to their kids, different relations, mates or strangers wherever, anytime.
“Studying CPR could be very intimidating, however there’s not considered one of us who doesn’t have somebody in our households or in our lives that’s impacted by coronary heart illness. By having a package at house, you’ll be able to observe and be taught to not be intimidated,” mentioned Caitlin Stella, CEO of Joe DiMaggio Kids’s Hospital and Pediatric Companies. “You by no means know while you’re going to save lots of anyone’s life. It could possibly be any considered one of us, anytime, wherever. I wish to thank Rita for being so ahead pondering and open to with the ability to give this present to our group.”
In assist of Nation of Lifesavers, AHA’s marketing campaign is designed to show bystanders into lifesavers by encouraging extra individuals to be taught CPR and act in emergencies. In whole, over the subsequent three years, 750 kits, together with toddler, little one and grownup kits, shall be distributed all through Broward County hospitals and NICUs. Every year within the U.S., greater than 23,000 kids expertise cardiac arrest outdoors of the hospital and 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outdoors of the hospital.
“Due to the generosity of supporters like Rita Case and Rick Case Automotive Group, we’re one step nearer to reaching our aim of equipping communities with the instruments and information wanted to save lots of lives throughout instances of emergency,” mentioned Marisol Vera, Govt Director, American Coronary heart Affiliation Larger Miami/Fort Lauderdale.
Broward County’s common toddler mortality fee of youngsters beneath the age of 1 stays at 5 per 1,000 births and this quantity is greater amongst under-resourced populations, so it’s essential to empower individuals to behave rapidly and successfully in important conditions. Through the years, the American Coronary heart Affiliation has distributed greater than 2,300 CPR Anytime Kits to people and native organizations all through Broward County.
Since launching the Nation of Lifesavers initiative two years in the past, the American Coronary heart Affiliation has seen a 6% improve in bystander confidence to carry out any kind of CPR—from 33% to 39%. This progress is essentially resulting from their emphasis on Arms-Solely CPR.
About The Rick Case Automotive Group
Based in 1962, the Rick Case Automotive Group has been honored by Automotive Information because the Nationwide All-Star Seller and President and CEO Rita Case was named the 2024 TIME Seller of the Yr. Rick Case Automotive Group is the nation’s largest feminine owned and operated automotive vendor group in America, providing Honda, Hyundai, Genesis, Ioniq, Volkswagen, Kia, Acura, Audi, Mazda, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Honda Bikes and E-Z-Go golf carts. Celebrating greater than 60 years in enterprise, the Rick Case Automotive Group has 12 dealerships in South Florida and Georgia. The South Florida dealerships are identified for holding nationwide gross sales information, constantly rating among the many high performers in markets they serve. Rick Case Automotive Group is headquartered at 14500 W. Dawn Blvd. in Dawn, Florida. For extra data, go to www.RickCase.com.
