The Davenport Fire Department was one of three agencies in Polk County to receive the CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kit to help educate the community on the life-saving training
AdventHealth Polk Market President/CEO Tim Clark (far right) and AdventHealth Heart of Florida Emergency Medical Services Specialist Christopher Jacobs (far left) delivered one of the kits to The Lake Wales Fire Department
DAVENPORT, Fla. — First responders across Polk County now have new training tools to teach community members to save lives of people in cardiac arrest.
AdventHealth Heart of Florida and the American Heart Association have donated a CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kit to the Davenport, Lake Wales and Haines City Fire Departments.
The American Heart Association, which provided the kit, said it contains everything needed to train up to 20 people at once in the lifesaving skills of CPR and first aid. It features 10 Mini Anne Plus inflatable manikins, kneel mats, individual carry bags and practice-while-watching training DVDs.
During a training session, participants are taught CPR and first aid skills including hands-only CPR and adult CPR with breaths, how to use an AED, how to help adults and children who are choking, as well as first aid for bleeding and bandaging, fainting, heart attack and more.
“We’re honored to partner with the American Heart Association, Davenport, Lake Wales, and Haines City Fire Departments to help bring this lifesaving education directly to the people these trusted agencies serve,” said Tim Clark, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Polk Market. “Learning CPR and AED skills from local first responders strengthen community safety and their guidance helps empower residents to respond when every second counts and gives residents the ability to protect one another.”
In August, AdventHealth Heart of Florida and the American Heart Association also donated a CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kit to Davenport High School, as part of an effort to educate students and train the next generation of lifesavers.
Under Florida law, schools are required to provide first aid training, including CPR, to high school students in the ninth and eleventh grades. The American Heart Association advocated for the legislation making CPR training a requirement as part of school curriculum.
“AdventHealth’s generous support in providing CPR training kits moves our community one step closer to becoming a true nation of lifesavers, not bystanders,” said Eric Lee, development director at the American Heart Association. “Every kit placed represents another home, workplace, or classroom equipped with the skills to act when it matters most. The American Heart Association prioritizes lifesaving knowledge and hopes to ensure that it is accessible to everyone, so every community has the power to act swift and with confidence.”
To learn more about AdventHealth Heart of Florida, go to AdventHealthHeartofFlorida.com.