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Seventy percent of Americans lack the knowledge to perform CPR, a basic, life-saving skill. Jackson Health System, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross of Greater Miami & The Keys, have teamed up to host CPR Day Miami – a free, countywide training event on Saturday, September 6. Available at eight locations, participants will spend about an hour in the training sessions, which are open to anyone age 11 and older.
The importance of knowing how to perform CPR made international headlines this past February when then 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz stopped breathing in the backseat of his aunt’s car. His aunt, Pamela Rauseo, performed lifesaving CPR on Sebastian on the side of a busy Miami expressway, as a Miami Herald photographer captured dramatic images of the harrowing ordeal.
Sebastian was rushed to Holtz Children’s Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, and today is healthy, happy, and getting ready to celebrate his first birthday later this month.
The sponsoring organizations and their affiliates, which also includes local fire unions, have joined forces to bring this lifesaving skill to thousands of families on CPR Day Miami at the following locations, simultaneously throughout Miami-Dade County:
University of Miami
Fieldhouse at BankUnited Center
1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, 33146
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
15900 S.W. 56th Street, Miami, 33185
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
1410 N.E. 215th Street, Miami, 33179
Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter of the American Red Cross
335 S.W. 27th Avenue, Miami, 33135
Coral Reef Senior High School
10101 S.W. 152nd Street, Miami, 33157
Booker T. Washington Senior High School
1200 N.W. Sixth Avenue, Miami, 33136
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School
11700 Hialeah Gardens Boulevard, Hialeah Gardens, 33018
Key Biscayne Fire Department
560 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, 33149
*Site open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. No pre-registration available, walk-ins only.
Registration is available at www.CPRDayMiami.org until noon on Friday, September 5. Walk-ins are welcome on a standby basis at all sites, all day.
A news conference will be held at Jackson on Thursday, September 4, to encourage people to register for this free event. Reporters and photographers will learn basic CPR training for adults and infants – exactly what will be taught during CPR Day Miami – at the news conference.
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