Cintas Announces Automatic External Defibrillator Grant Program for Schools
January 05 2009 - 10:31AM
Business Wire
To assist in deploying life-saving technology and drive community
education, Cintas today introduced the Cintas Scholastic Grant
Program. From now until the end of National Heart Month in
February, any public school-affiliated group nationwide can apply
to receive one of 100 complimentary automatic external
defibrillators (AEDs) from Cintas Corporation. In addition, Cintas
is offering AED units at a significant discount to all public
schools through September 30, 2009. �Approximately one case of
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) occurs every three days in organized
youth sports,� said Dave Bingham, Director of AEDs and Training for
Cintas. �It is also a very serious condition for adults, claiming
the lives of more than 250,000 people each year. Our grant program
will give more individuals immediate access to an AED, offering
them a significantly better chance of survival.� In support of
pending Congressional legislation such as the Josh Miller HEARTS
(Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools) Act,
Cintas� Scholastic Grant Program is designed to increase awareness
of the benefits of an AED program amongst primary and secondary
school constituents such as parent teacher associations, athletic
directors, athletic booster members, safety administrators, school
administrators, school nurses, teachers and students. The Josh
Miller HEARTS Act is named after a 15-year-old student from
Barberton, Ohio, who suffered from SCA during the final game of the
football season. By the time his heart was shocked with an AED from
the local emergency medical service (EMS), it was too late to save
him. The Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives,
will make it a priority to put AEDs into local elementary and
secondary schools to help prevent such tragedies. When groups apply
for Cintas� Scholastic Grant program, they are encouraged to
develop an AED program for their school. Example programs include
creating a CPR and AED certification class within the community,
organizing parents of athletes to create an emergency program for
after-hours events, or engaging students in a school project that
teaches them about the symptoms associated with SCA, the need for
immediate response and how to properly use an AED. AEDs can not
only save students, but also staff, parents and visitors who
frequent the school on a daily basis. It is estimated that as much
as 20 percent of a community�s population visits local schools on
any given day. The American Heart Association advises that
individuals with access to an AED within a few minutes of
experiencing SCA have up to an 80 percent chance of survival. The
odds of survival drop to less than two percent after the first 10
minutes, which is about the average response time for an EMS to
arrive after the initial call to 911. �As we become more aware of
the risks of SCA, it is imperative that schools take action,� added
Bingham. �A comprehensive, onsite AED program offers immediate
access to a life-saving device. Schools that make this investment
are taking a proactive step to protect the lives of their students,
staff and individuals in the community they serve.� To apply for a
complimentary AED through the Cintas Scholastic Grant Program,
visit www.cintas.com/Heartsgrant. For more information about
Cintas, visit www.cintas.com. About Cintas Corporation:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides
highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas
designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform
programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies,
promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire
protection services and document management services to
approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company
traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and
is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index.
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