[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          KINGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL--NEXT GENERATION OF LIFESAVERS

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this past year, the Houston area 
suffered a historic hurricane. My Congressional district was hammered 
by this flood. Hurricane Harvey left tremendous destruction in its 
wake. Kingwood High School was destroyed. But, the good folks at Humble 
Independent School District immediately went to work and the students 
returned to their newly renovated school this past spring. The people 
of Texas are a resilient bunch. The entire community pulled together, 
determined to put the school back together. There have been countless 
donations given by very generous folks in the Kingwood community. Now 
with the help of Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, Kingwood High 
School is one step closer to normalcy.
  After learning that Kingwood High School had lost their CPR Training 
Kits due to flooding, Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital donated two 
CPR in Schools Training Kits. The donation was an extension of the 
Memorial Hermann Northeast sponsorship of the 2018 Greater Lake Houston 
Heart Walk.
  The CPR in Schools Training Kit was created by the American Heart 
Association. About 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital 
cardiac arrests die. CPR can double a person's chance of survival, 
especially if performed immediately. It is the hope that the 
distribution of such kits to schools can help improve survival rates 
from sudden cardiac arrest through the coordination of proper CPR 
training. This curriculum is taught to both middle schools and high 
schools across the country. The American Heart Association is helping 
prepare more students, teachers, and families to save lives with the 
CPR in Schools Curriculum Training Kit. The kits are designed 
specifically for educational environments and can be facilitated by 
anyone. Each kit contains everything required to train 10 to 20 
students in CPR in just under 30 minutes.
  Kingwood High School nursing staff and the Student Council organizes 
the training. Seniors were given two opportunities to take CPR training 
before graduation. Thanks to Memorial Herman, Kingwood High School was 
able to train over 380 seniors using the two CPR in Schools Kits.
  Because of Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, those 380 seniors 
have been given this lifesaving skill that was not as easily available 
to them before. These training kits will be used for years to come, 
training the next generation of lifesavers.
  And that's just the way it is.

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