For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com DALLAS, June 1, 2010 — To reach its goal of educating 1 million Americans about CPR during CPR Week (June 1–7), the American Heart Association is calling on a new audience -- teens. “We are reaching out to teens to create the next generation of lifesavers,” said Michael Sayre, M.D., chairman of the American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee. “Teens can learn how to save lives and play an important role by setting an example for their friends, families and neighbors about the need for CPR and AED training -- and they can encourage the adults in their lives to learn CPR.” During CPR Week, the association will increase awareness about CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) so more people will know the simple steps to save a life if someone suddenly collapses from cardiac arrest. Anyone – teen or adult – can help the association reach its goal by: · Playing the “Be the Beat” educational game or watching the Hands-Only CPR video at cprweek.org · Taking a classroom-based course. To find a course, go to americanheart.org/cpr and click on the ECC Class Connector. · Training on CPR Anytime, a self-directed, at-home CPR kit. Kits can be ordered at cpranytime.org Once people have learned about CPR via traditional instructor-led training or a CPR Anytime kit, they can log their experience at CPRweek.org. People who play the educational game or watch the Hands-Only video on the CPR Week site will be automatically counted toward the goal. A real-time heat map will track the number of people who have taken action in communities nationwide.