Members of the Mount Sinai Heart team at the CPR Fair.
Matilda Mullen, RN, provided life-saving demonstrations at The Mount Sinai Hospital community health fair.
More than 250 attendees—including 66 public school students—recently received hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) instruction at community health fairs organized by the Mount Sinai Health System.
Held at four Health System campuses, the events aimed to increase awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, a condition that can only be treated by immediate, correct use of CPR or AED. According to the American Heart Association, each year more than 350,000 adults and children will experience the often fatal condition.
“If CPR and/or AED are used within minutes to resuscitate a person who experiences sudden cardiac arrest, it may help to save a life,” says Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services, Mount Sinai Health System. “With proper knowledge and skills, anyone can save a life during an emergency.”