http://comparedefibrillators.com/i-need-an-attention-getting-strategy-for-a-speech-to-promote-people-to-take-a-cpr-course-to-help-save-lives/ Compare AED Defibrillators,Compare Defibrillator Brands & Prices Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://comparedefibrillators.com/i-need-an-attention-getting-strategy-for-a-speech-to-promote-people-to-take-a-cpr-course-to-help-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Madkins0 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:47:11 +0000 http://comparedefibrillators.com/i-need-an-attention-getting-strategy-for-a-speech-to-promote-people-to-take-a-cpr-course-to-help-save-lives/#comment-635 You: About 10% of Americans will experience some form of heart attack or cardiac emergency this year. (Have 10% of your class stand up.) You: These can be your friends, family, co-workers, or just strangers nearby you. It will take EMS about (fill in the blank- in our city its 8.5 ) minutes for paramedics to arrive, but the brain will die after 10 minutes with no oxygen. You: Their best chance for survival is someone nearby who can start CPR or apply an AED quickly. Look at the people around each of the victims- statistically, none of them knows how to do CPR and probably cannot help more than calling CPR- if they even recognize that there is a problem. You: Our goal is to get enough people trained that there is more likely to be someone nearby if you or a loved one ever needs this help... and go into your program You: About 10% of Americans will experience some form of heart attack or cardiac emergency this year.
(Have 10% of your class stand up.)
You: These can be your friends, family, co-workers, or just strangers nearby you. It will take EMS about (fill in the blank- in our city its 8.5 ) minutes for paramedics to arrive, but the brain will die after 10 minutes with no oxygen.
You: Their best chance for survival is someone nearby who can start CPR or apply an AED quickly. Look at the people around each of the victims- statistically, none of them knows how to do CPR and probably cannot help more than calling CPR- if they even recognize that there is a problem.
You: Our goal is to get enough people trained that there is more likely to be someone nearby if you or a loved one ever needs this help…
and go into your program

]]> http://comparedefibrillators.com/i-need-an-attention-getting-strategy-for-a-speech-to-promote-people-to-take-a-cpr-course-to-help-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Mike H Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:59:37 +0000 http://comparedefibrillators.com/i-need-an-attention-getting-strategy-for-a-speech-to-promote-people-to-take-a-cpr-course-to-help-save-lives/#comment-634 I'd use a scenario. Something like: "You're sitting down to dinner to celebrate your fathers 60th birthday. Just as the family finishes singing the mandatory 'happy birthday' song- he gasps, tries to stand up and collapses to the floor... Do you know what to do?" Should get everyones attention and lead you into your speech pretty seamlessly. Good luck. I’d use a scenario. Something like:
“You’re sitting down to dinner to celebrate your fathers 60th birthday. Just as the family finishes singing the mandatory ‘happy birthday’ song- he gasps, tries to stand up and collapses to the floor… Do you know what to do?”
Should get everyones attention and lead you into your speech pretty seamlessly.
Good luck.

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