More than 100,000 people trained in Hands-Only CPR and AED use by local CPR Ready campaign
In 2016, a group of leading health organizations in the Philadelphia region joined together to form CPR Ready, an initiative aimed at helping communities become CPR Ready – or prepared to respond in a sudden cardiac arrest emergency. Since then, CPR Ready has trained more than 100,000 people on how to save a life.
Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States,…
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CPR Ready kicks off CPR Awareness Week with free Hands-Only CPR Training at Independence Visitor Center
People walking by the Independence Visitor Center on June 1 received a free, quick training in Hands-Only CPR, which can double or even triple a person’s survival rate.
CPR Ready kicked off CPR and AED Awareness week (June 1 – 7) with a free, public Hands-Only CPR training at the Independence Visitor Center on June 1….
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CPR Ready initiative brings free Hands-Only CPR and AED Training to local universities
Students and faculty at Temple University get CPR Ready with virtual reality training.
Independence Blue Cross (Independence), in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, hosted a series of college campus events to provide free cardiac arrest education and Hands-Only CPR training to students and faculty at La Salle University, St. Joseph’s University,…
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Phillie Phanatic and school mascots learn Hands-only CPR as part of CPR Ready campaign
There were plenty of antics and team spirit in the air when several popular sports mascots joined the CPR Ready team at the Independence Blue Cross (Independence) headquarters to learn Hands-only CPR. However, the Phillie Phanatic, La Salle Explorer, Temple’s Hooter the Owl, and St. Joe’s Hawk quickly got serious to learn this life-saving skill with the help of Nabil Abdulhay,…
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CPR Ready trains students to save a life at CollegeFest 2017
College students from around the region enjoyed a beautiful day with loads of fun and educational activities, including Hands-Only CPR training, at the annual CollegeFest 2017, held at Dilworth Park on September 9. The Philadelphia Regional CPR Awareness Coalition, an initiative designed to increase the number of people in the region who are qualified to perform bystander Hands-Only CPR,…
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Independence college interns get ‘CPR Ready’
More than twenty college students learned Hands-only CPR as part of their summer internship at Independence Blue Cross. The training introduced the students to the CPR Ready campaign, which Independence and many of the region’s top health institutions and public services support.
Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, which travels throughout the region providing free CPR education and training,…
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CPR Ready Campaign aims to save lives through CPR Preparedness
The percentage of people who get bystander CPR in Philadelphia is half the national average
Philadelphia, PA— June 7, 2016 – The Philadelphia Regional CPR Awareness Coalition (“the Coalition”) today launched CPR Ready, a campaign designed to increase the number of people in the region who are qualified and willing to perform bystander Hands-Only CPR,…
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Independence Blue Cross interns learn how to save a life with Hands-Only CPR
Independence interns pose for a photo after becoming “CPR Ready” at an onsite training provided by the Mobile CPR Unit.
Summer interns at Independence Blue Cross (Independence) learned how to identify signs of cardiac arrest and respond with Hands-Only CPR, a life-saving skill that can be performed by anyone and significantly increase the chance of survival for a cardiac arrest victim….
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Lunchtime crowd at Two Liberty Place learns hands-only CPR
The Rotunda at Two Liberty Place was buzzing, not just with the usual lunchtime crowd noises, but with the steady thump of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees. The upbeat song was the musical backdrop for a Hands-Only CPR training event hosted by CPR Ready, a campaign designed to increase the number of people in the region who are qualified and willing to perform bystander Hands-Only CPR,…
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Independence announces new sponsorship with The Franklin Institute
Photo of the Giant Heart exhibit courtesy of The Franklin Institute.
Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) announces a new collaboration with The Franklin Institute in support of Science After Hours and the Giant Heart exhibit.
Science After Hours
The Franklin Institute’s Science After Hours is a monthly after-hours event designed exclusively for adults ages 21 and over….
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