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PR ®Cl.AlYLA�I ®N
June 1M7, �O�D as CPR AEA? Awa�e�aess Week
WHEREAS, heart disease affects men, women, and children of every age and
race in the United States and it continues to be the leading cause of death in America;
and
WHEREAS, approximately 295,000 emergency medical services - treated out -of-
hospital cardiac arrests occur annually nationwide_ Approximately 92 percent of sudden
cardiac arrest victims die before being discharged from a hospital; and
WHEREAS, only 31.4 percent of out -of- hospital cardiac arrest victims receive
bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR }; and
WHEREAS, the prompt delivery of CPR or use of an automated external
defibrillator (AED} more than doubles the victim`s chance of survival; and
WHEREAS, for every minute without bystander CPR, survival from witnessed
cardiac arrest decreases 7 -10 percent; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association, the American Red Crass and the
National Safety Council are preparing a public awareness and training campaign on
CPR and AED use, to be held during the first week of June.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAMED, by the Board of Supervisors of
Frederick County, Virginia, recognize June 1 — 7, 2010, as National CPR and AED
Awareness Week. The Board of Supervisors commends the good work of the American
Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council and
encourages all Frederick County citizens to become properly trained in CPR and AED
usage.
ADOPTED this 26'x` day of May, 2010.
Richard C. Shickle, Chairman
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Proclamation 005 -10