The American Heart Association determined that cardiac arrest survivability is greatly increased by inducing quality chest compressions upon incident. While waiting for EMS help to arrive, bystanders can provide compression-only CPR, and it takes only 10 minutes to learn, hence the training's name: Take 10. Take Heart Boston is a public outreach program inspired by Take Heart America where Brewster team members train public citizens in this life-saving CPR technique.
Brewster Ambulance Service has already had a multi-state, multi-regional impact by training over 5,000 citizens—from ages 11 and up—this simple-to-learn chest compression CPR technique. Our Take Heart rollout is a “train the trainer” approach, where we create scale by educating the public about this life-saving technique and encouraging them to pass that training on to others, making nearly everyone capable of saving a life.
A “Take 10” class instruction course held at Roslindale Community Center.
To learn more about this program and how Brewster can provide this training at your town, company, school or event, contact Glen Sargent at Brewster Ambulance Service.
Take Heart Boston Resources