Learn to Save Lives - Make Community Safer

(Portland, OR.) – During the week of May 20, local EMS provider American Medical Response (AMR) will provide coaching to local residents to teach them to save lives through compression-only (aka Hands Only) CPR. The CPR Challenge event is part of AMR’s nationwide observance of National Emergency Medical Services Week with events being held nationwide.

Hands Only CPR allows bystanders to keep life-saving blood flowing through a victim’s body just by pressing on the chest in a hard, fast rhythm. Bystanders who provide this compression-only CPR can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival. Several locations throughout Portland are participating in the 2019 CPR Challenge event.

For a third year, AMR is collaborating with both ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) and IAFC (International Associations of Fire Chiefs) at events throughout the nation this week. For more information about AMR’s CPR Challenge, please visit www.amr.net/CPR .

WHAT:                 AMR to provide free CPR training as part of a nationwide event

WHEN:                May 22 - David Douglas High School* 

                            May 22 -  Clackamas Community College

                            May 23 - OMSI    

                            May 24 - Oregon Zoo*                                                                    

VISUALS:            AMR EMT’s and Paramedics providing free training, members of the community learning a life-saving skill.

OTHER:               Venues will also be introducing Stop the Bleed hemorrhage control training for lay rescuers.  Visit

                             www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed for more details. 

Event times and additional information on AMR's Facebook page! https://link.zixcentral.com/u/1638bdfd/jHmQ8eh76RGDlY9mNByh5A?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAMRMultnomahandClackamasCounties

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About American Medical Response

American Medical Response, Inc., America’s leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 28,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RNs and other professionals work together to transport more than 4.8 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. AMR also provides fire services through Rural Metro Fire Department, www.ruralmetrofire.com, and managed transportation services through Access2Care, www.access2care.net. AMR is a subsidiary of Global Medical Response, www.GlobalMedicalResponse.com. For more information about AMR, visit www.amr.net and follow American Medical Response on Facebook @AMR_Social on Twitter and Instagram. Locally, AMR provides ambulance services in Multnomah, Clackamas and Clark Counties. AMR and its predecessor companies have served Portland area communities since 1913.