More P.E.I. Students Being Trained To Save Lives, Thanks To Mandatory CPR And Defibrillator Training

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More P.E.I. students being trained to save lives, thanks to mandatory CPR and defibrillator training

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14 hours agoNewsDuration 2:01Teachers across Prince Edward Island are now trained to teach CPR and automated external defibrillator skills to Grade 10 students in English schools and Grade 9 students in French schools. That means about 1,700 teens each year will get life-saving training. It’s an initiative by a charity called the Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation. CBC’s Tony Davis has more.

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