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Tallahassee’s annual Press The Chest CPR event returns in person May 14th

CPR instructors and students at the last in-person Press The Chest training in 2019.
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CPR instructors and students at the last in-person Press The Chest training in 2019.

After a pandemic break, Press The Chest is returning in-person to the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

Leon County’s annual CPR event has trained nearly 15,000 people since it began in 2010.

Organizers say the event has helped push the sudden cardiac arrest survival rate in Leon County to 58%, significantly higher than the 18% national average.

The Press the Chest event is for training, not certification.

It’ll be held Saturday, May 14th, from 10 till noon. Click here to register for the free event.

Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. Follow Gina: @hearyourthought on Twitter. Click below for Gina's full bio.