Notre Dame Fire Department to assist with CPR mass training event at Four Winds Field | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame Fire Department to assist with CPR mass training event at Four Winds Field Notre Dame Fire Department to assist with CPR mass training event at Four Winds Field Published: October 08, 2018 Author: Erin Blasko CPR mass training event The University of Notre Dame Fire Department will participate in a CPR mass training event from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 10) at Four Winds Field, 501 W. South St., South Bend. Hosted by enFocus with support from Saint Joseph Health System, Beacon Health System and Notre Dame, the event will train area eighth-graders in the basics of hands-only CPR as a way to improve survival outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest. The first group of students will train from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The second group will train from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Nearly 1,600 students are expected to participate in the event in total. The event, coinciding with Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month, will include information about automated external defibrillators, or AEDs — portable electronic devices that diagnose and treat sudden cardiac arrest — as well as testimonials from survivors of sudden cardiac arrest, a medical emergency and the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Students will leave with CPR training kits, allowing them to practice and to train others at home. Research shows that mass CPR training with middle-school-aged children has a multiplier effect. Each child trains as many as 2.5 additional people afterward. “The Notre Dame Fire Department is pleased to partner with local organizations to create a safer environment for our community,” said Bruce Harrison, Notre Dame fire chief. “By training young people in hands-only CPR, we know that we can increase the survival rate of those in our community who experience sudden cardiac arrest.” Michael Bogdan, innovation fellow with enFocus, said, “Our goal is to provide CPR training to at least 7,500 eighth-grade students by 2021. This event equips them to become CPR advocates within their own neighborhoods.” Sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. If not treated immediately, it causes sudden cardiac death. CPR or AEDs can improve the chances of survival until emergency personnel arrive. For more information, visit savealifesjc.org. Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu Posted In: Community News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 19, 2022 Notre Dame Stories: Helping the Last of the Instrument Makers September 15, 2022 South Bend offers free, pre-approved house plans with input from Notre Dame September 12, 2022 Notre Dame dedicates new hydro facility along St. Joseph River in South Bend August 30, 2022 School of Architecture’s community regeneration efforts lead to $2.4M development grant for South Bend For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn