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Red Cross Serves as Backdrop for CPR Training
Good Morning America turned to the Red Cross to showcase the latest techniques for saving victims of sudden cardiac arrest
By Pam King, National Headquarters, American Red Cross
Thursday, November 08, 2007 — When the producers of Good Morning America needed the perfect setting to showcase the latest in high-tech lifesaving, they turned to—who else?—the American Red Cross.
(Photo: Mike Virgintino/American Red Cross)
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The Red Cross took center stage this morning for a demonstration of new technology and techniques to help saves victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A classroom of the local chapter, The American Red Cross in Greater New York, was transformed into a hospital room, complete with a gurney, heartbeat monitor, and other medical instruments.
Unlike most made-for-TV hospital rooms, there were no hunky doctors or steamy nurses hovering over the patient. It was all business on the set, with Good Morning America host Robin Roberts demonstrating the latest technology for performing CPR.
In addition to demonstrating proper CPR technique, the segment also featured a brief vignette from the movie Saturday Night Fever featuring the hit disco song “Stayin’ Alive.” What does disco have to do with CPR? Watch this clip from Good Morning America to learn how singing along with the Bee Gees could one day be a lifesaver.
The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year, almost a million volunteers and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters; taught lifesaving skills to millions; and helped U.S. service members separated from their families stay connected. Almost 4 million people gave blood through the Red Cross, the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The American Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
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