Glendale Marks 100 th Anniversary with Guinness World Record CCC-CPR Event

1. Glendale Marks 100th Anniversary with Guinness World Record CCC-CPR Event

2. Presentation by Thomas Jaramillo MBA, NREMT Katherine Jaramillo MBA, NREMT

3. The Proposal Combine the efforts of the Arizona Department of Health Services, City of Glendale, Glendale Fire Department, and Midwestern University in order to teach a record number of people CCC-CPR in 2010. Why Break a Guinness World Record? People and businesses attempt to set and break records for many reasons – for many it’s simply a chance to prove themselves as the best in the world at something. For other, such as charities, it’s a brilliant way to raise awareness – and funds – for a particular cause. For businesses, it’s an unbeatable way to brand your business, its products and services, as the absolute best in the world – with the world itself as your audience. Arizona Department of Health Services, City of Glendale, Glendale Fire Department, and Midwestern University in a combined effort, taught X,000 people Continuous Chest Compression-CPR on XXX Day from XXX Time at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/

4. Current Guinness World Record Largest CPR Training Session The largest CPR training session involved 3,249 participants for an event organized by Taipei County Government in Taipei County Plaza, Taiwan on 16 September 2007.http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2007/12/071221.aspx Unofficial Record Holder/Unable to verify results Currently held by officials in Oslo, Norway for training 3,692 participants all at once.

5. Current CompetitorCity of Arlington, Texas will use Cowboys Stadium for world-record CPR training attempt On November 17, 2009 at 10 a.m., about 4,500 eighth graders from schools in the Arlington Independent School District will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest CPR training session. The event will take place at Cowboys Stadium, with a Guinness World Records official adjudicator on hand to witness and validate the achievement, according to Battalion Chief of Medical Operations David Carroll with the Arlington Fire Department. Mayor Cluck -- a physician himself -- initiated a program called CPaRlington in 2005, working with representatives of the American Heart Association, the Arlington Fire Department, and the UT Arlington School of Nursing. The program is designed to increase the cardiac arrest survival rate by spreading CPR skills far and wide. Since the program began, approximately 25,140 Arlington residents have been trained. http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/nov/04/arlington-cowboys-stadium-world-record-cpr-attempt/

6. A Failed World Record Attempt Saturday September 29, 2007 Oakland University students, faculty and staff are invited to be a part of a local group’s attempt to break the Guinness World’s record for the largest CPR training session. The goal is to train 2,500 individuals ages 11 and older in the American Heart Association’s Family and Friends program.http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?sid=34&nid=3860

7. The Southeast Michigan Coalition to Promote Resuscitation invites you to participate in our “GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS” attempt at the largest CPR training session. Training will follow the American Heart Association's Family and Friends™ CPR program. This is a non-certified course that will help you SAVE lives. http://www.waterfordchamber.org/pdf/CPR_Flyer_2.pdf

8. Hundreds trained in CPR at Oakland University A local group trying to break the Guinness World’s record for the largest CPR training session at Oakland University didn’t accomplish their goal to train 2,500 people. Only 450 people attended two-hour training sessions. Many sponsors, 60-plus CPR instructors who volunteered their time, and 114 other volunteers (mostly OU nursing students) made this event occur. http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?sid=34&nid=4206

9. Best Practices • Emory EMS Produces Largest US CPR Training Event Emory University February 3, 2008 • Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, now holds the record for the largest single-venue CPR Anytime™ program in the United States, training more than 600 people in just three 1-hour sessions. http://www.ncemsf.org/resources/localnews/shownews.ems?item=224

10. Inspiration • At the beginning of the school year the Emory EMS command staff discussed opportunities for community involvement. I described one of my goals as “a campus-wide program in which the entire Emory community could benefit.” Jamie Bota, Chief of Planning and Development, envisioned a partnership with Emory Greek Life to train fraternity and sorority members in CPR. • With help from SGA President Emily Allen and the insight of the rest of the Emory EMS command staff, the idea extended to the entire Emory community. Although we realized that this was a huge undertaking, we also considered it a great way to educate the community on how to act in an emergency before EMS arrives.

11. Making it Happen • Chief of Training Daniel Hootman created a task timeline to keep everything on track. The event facilitators stayed in constant communication. We realized the importance of enough planning time and a sufficient backup plan. Part of the success of the event can be credited to the teamwork and collaboration among the many organizations involved. The CPR event was marketed as a campus-wide initiative aimed to make Emory University one of the safest and most-prepared colleges for cardiac emergencies. • Eddie Gammill of the FSAP helped get the word out to thousands of Emory employees. Flyers, banners, and email messages from Emory EMS and the SGA publicized the event. Funding came from the SGA, the Emory Police Department, the AHA, and the FSAP. All these groups recognized how important this training was and the implications it would have for the Emory community in education, initiative, unity, and readiness. 

12. Showtime • Each of the 3 training sessions took place at the Woodruff Physical Education Center in the gymnasium. Two wide-screen projectors and screens bookended a presentation stage and tables, with a custom banner hanging above the stage. • Leaders from Emory University Hospital and Emory University set the example by attending and taking part in the training each night. Dr Santa Ono, deputy to the Provost, and Dr Kate Heilpern, Emory Emergency Department Acting Chair, agreed that “it was just fantastic.” Other guests included Craig Watson, Chief of Police; Dr Earl Lewis, Emory University Provost; and Dr Eric Ossmann, Emory EMS medical director.

13. At each session, Emory EMS medics and volunteers greeted and directed participants to sign in and pick up a free CPR pocket mask and CPR Anytime kit, both provided by the AHA. Light refreshments accompanied the introduction and short Emory EMS video. This 15th-anniversary video highlighted the extent of services Emory EMS provides to the campus and community and offered insight into the training each medic receives.  During the CPR Anytime video, Emory EMS medics, student volunteers, and Emory University physicians circulated throughout the crowd offering help and pointers to the participants as they performed CPR on their personal inflatable manikins. Those attending the last training session were thrilled to learn that their participation helped to make Emory a benchmark for CPR training around the United States. Participants from earlier sessions, the entire campus, and the nation learned of the accomplishment in Emory newspapers and on CNN.com/health. 

14. The Glendale Stadium Selection

15. 10,000 can be seated on the floor for a concert. We believe that with manikins set 1 yard apart, 5,000-6,000 people can be taught CPR at one time in this stadium. If the goal was really gutsy, we could train more people by either adding manikins around the concourse or by having a second session.

16. Using the same formula, approximately 2,500-3,000 people could be placed on the floor in this arena.

17. To be continued………….