Defibrillators

"The schools teach young people to act, to start CPR.

Now we want them to grab the defibrillator on the wall and use that too ...

schools teaching life skills that save lives." This project builds on the ACT High School CPR Program, which ACT is expanding across Canada.

Over 900,000 youth from over 900 schools have been trained.

"The defibrillator pilot will now provide us with a model for adding defibrillator training to the CPR program we've already set up in schools across Canada," says ACT Foundation Executive Director Sandra Clarke.

About the ACT Foundation The ACT Foundation is an award-winning, national charitable organization dedicated to promoting health and empowering Canadians to save lives.

ACT is driving a national campaign to establish CPR as a mandatory program in every Canadian high school.

Core partners are companies in the research-based pharmaceutical industry: AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada, Pfizer Canada and sanofi-aventis.

For more information visit: www.actfoundation.ca.

CONTACT INFORMATION ACT FoundationIngrid GingrasMedia & Community Relations Manager1-800-465-9111 or 613-729-3455igingras@actfoundation.ca INDUSTRY: Medical & Healthcare - Hospitals Facilities & Providers Medical & Healthcare - Healthcare Email A Friend Add to Hot Off The Wire Signup for Hot Off The Wire ...

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