CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Seconds count when someone is experiencing a cardiac event. That’s why WBTV partnered with the American Heart Association and MEDIC to host Hands-on Heroes: CPR for Everyone.
Nearly 400 people signed up to learn Hands-Only CPR for free.
QC Life was at the community event all day, speaking to experts and survivors on why it’s so important for everyone to know CPR.
QC Life’s Jorge Andres and Mary King from WBTV News learned hands-only CPR from MEDIC’s Lester Olivia.
American Heart Association’s Shannon Emmanuel joined QC Life’s Jana Angel to share why it’s so important to learn CPR at a young age and to take refresher courses every so often.
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And we heard from cardiac arrest survivor BJ Kirby.
To learn more about the importance of CPR training and to sign up for classes, visit heart.org
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