CPR 4 Schools is a programme for post primary schools and gives students the confidence to perform hands-only CPR, use an AED and know what to do when someone is choking. All 1st and 2nd year students participated in CPR training and will subsequently receive their certificate of completion. This links in with the Irish Heart Foundation’s awareness campaign they run every September ‘Heart Month’. All students at Ballinamore CS have now been trained in CPR.
Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any age. Every minute counts when someone has a cardiac arrest. Four of our teachers on staff (Ms Cooney, Mr Mullen, Mr Nolan and Ms Stenson) completed CPR training organised by the Irish Heart Foundation.
The course equipped the teachers with the skills to deliver CPR training to students in our school. Each year group subsequently received CPR and AED training facilitated by the teachers. This was to equip students with the knowledge and skills in the event of having to administer CPR.
Whole School CPR Training from Ballinamore Community School on Vimeo.