Learn to Save a Life This October During National CPR Awareness Month
Mount Sinai Health System urges the general public, especially students, to learn lifesaving CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator to reduce sudden cardiac death rates.
The Mount Sinai Health System will host five free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) fairs this October in honor of National CPR Awareness Month, to increase the community's knowledge about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and how to save more lives from it by teaching lifesaving hands-only CPR and the proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
SCA occurs when a person's heart abruptly stops beating, and may be caused by a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, a genetic predisposition, or for no explained reason. Each year, more than 350,000 adults and children die unexpectedly from SCA.
Mount Sinai invites students at area schools and community members to attend its CPR Awareness Fairs. Attendees will be educated by Mount Sinai Health System's cardiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, emergency medicine experts, and other staffers, who will demonstrate hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator technology. In addition, attendees will be able to explore the inside of a Mount Sinai ambulance.
"Mount Sinai's CPR Awareness Fairs are very important to show adults and school children alike how they can save a life during an emergency when armed with the proper knowledge and skills," says Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services for the Mount Sinai Health System. "If CPR and/or AED is used within minutes to resuscitate a person who experiences a SCA, it may help save their life," says Dr. Oliver.
Mount Sinai CPR Awareness Fairs will take place between 11 am and 2 pm on Friday, October 20, at these locations:
The Mount Sinai Hospital
1468 Madison Avenue
Guggenheim Pavilion, Lobby
Contact: Dion Harrigan 212-241-6146
Mount Sinai Union Square
10 Union Square East
Second Floor–Atrium
Contact: Lena Chang 212-420-4746
Mount Sinai St. Luke's
1111 Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street
Babcock Lobby, First Floor
Contact: Joan Joseph 212-523-2023
Mount Sinai West
1000 Tenth Avenue at West 58th Street
Main Lobby
Contact: Wendy O’Brien 646-745-5725
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
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