BACKGROUND:
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. This resolution will encourage all residents of Contra Costa County to learn the signs of cardiac arrest, know to call 9-1-1, and learn critical lifesaving skills such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use. The resolution encourages businesses and other organizations to provide publicly-accessible AEDs and to identify AED Responders to assist in bringing an AED to a victim of sudden cardiac arrest to improve survival. It will also encourage communities to become HeartSafe Communities – making them heart-safe places to live, work, visit and play.
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