Allen Elementary is an OFFICIAL MIHEARTSAFE SCHOOL awarded 2019-2022!!!
Congratulations on becoming a MI HEARTSafe School!
On behalf of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Department of Education, American Heart Association, Michigan High School Athletic Association, and Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young, Allen Elementary School will be receiving the MI HEARTSafe School award for 2019-2022. We applaud your efforts to help prevent sudden cardiac death by creating a safer learning environment for your community. These efforts can help save a life!
Schools are expected to continue meeting MI HEARTSafe program criteria during their designation years. The MI HEARTSafe designation lasts three academic school years; please reapply during the 2022-2023 school year to maintain MI HEARTSafe status, those applications will open January 2023.
Thank you for your participation and congratulations!
Best Regards,
Mary Robinson RN BSN
Special Projects Coordinator
Learn the history of how PROJECT ADAM started in 1999!
https://www.mottchildren.org/conditions-treatments/ped-heart/about-project-adam
Why is Michigan Heart Safe Schools PROJECT ADAM important for Allen students and staff?
There are approximately 350,000 sudden cardiac deaths in the U.S. each year, equal to almost 1,000 every day. At least 600 to 1,000 of these sudden cardiac deaths occur in children or adolescents. Approximately 20 percent of a community is in its schools on any given day, including students, teachers, staff and family members. A focused effort on cardiac arrest preparedness in schools is critical to protecting our children and others in the school community. Project ADAM Michigan is a program administered by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center to help prepare schools for sudden cardiac emergencies. The Project ADAM initiative provides schools with guidance and support on how to minimize the risk of sudden cardiac death in the school setting. https://migrc.org/patients-families/mi-heartsafe-schools/
What does Michigan Heart Safe Schools PROJECT ADAM mean for Allen Elementary?
A focused effort on cardiac arrest preparedness in schools is critical to protecting our children and others in the school community. Project ADAM Michigan is a program administered by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center to help prepare schools for sudden cardiac emergencies. The Project ADAM initiative provides schools with guidance and support on how to minimize the risk of sudden cardiac death in the school setting. Parent Council, Staff, the Administration, and University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital will be collaborating to make Allen an official Michigan Project Adam Heart Safe School in compliance with the Michigan Heart Safe School Project ADAM guidelines in honor of Amelia Dantzer who has spent many nights at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital in their congenital heart center. http://www.mottchildren.org/conditions-treatments/ped-heart/project-adam/deliverables
Why are AED's important to have in a school building?
One potentially reversible cause of sudden cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation (VF). During VF, the heart starts “ineffective quivering” and can no longer pump blood to the brain and other vital organs. A shock through the chest, which travels to the heart, can halt an abnormal, ineffective rhythm and enable a normal rhythm to resume. A shock delivered by an automatic external defibrillator (AED) within three to five minutes can save a life. Learn more about AEDs. Well-implemented defibrillation programs ensure the best chance of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. In rural areas, the need for AEDs in schools becomes greater as the response time of emergency medical service is often longer than in urban areas. For each minute that passes as sudden cardiac arrest occurs, the chance of survival falls by 10 percent. With an AED on-site a school's first responder can immediately attempt to save a life.
ALLEN 3rd, 4th and 5th graders learned how to do Hands-Only CPR and how to appropriately respond during an emergency! Check out the article link below! (2/2020)
http://news.a2schools.org/allen-students-learn-hands-only-cpr-in-honor-of-heart-health-month/
Congratulations on becoming a MI HEARTSafe School!
On behalf of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Department of Education, American Heart Association, Michigan High School Athletic Association, and Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young, Allen Elementary School will be receiving the MI HEARTSafe School award for 2019-2022. We applaud your efforts to help prevent sudden cardiac death by creating a safer learning environment for your community. These efforts can help save a life!
Schools are expected to continue meeting MI HEARTSafe program criteria during their designation years. The MI HEARTSafe designation lasts three academic school years; please reapply during the 2022-2023 school year to maintain MI HEARTSafe status, those applications will open January 2023.
Thank you for your participation and congratulations!
Best Regards,
Mary Robinson RN BSN
Special Projects Coordinator
Learn the history of how PROJECT ADAM started in 1999!
https://www.mottchildren.org/conditions-treatments/ped-heart/about-project-adam
Why is Michigan Heart Safe Schools PROJECT ADAM important for Allen students and staff?
There are approximately 350,000 sudden cardiac deaths in the U.S. each year, equal to almost 1,000 every day. At least 600 to 1,000 of these sudden cardiac deaths occur in children or adolescents. Approximately 20 percent of a community is in its schools on any given day, including students, teachers, staff and family members. A focused effort on cardiac arrest preparedness in schools is critical to protecting our children and others in the school community. Project ADAM Michigan is a program administered by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center to help prepare schools for sudden cardiac emergencies. The Project ADAM initiative provides schools with guidance and support on how to minimize the risk of sudden cardiac death in the school setting. https://migrc.org/patients-families/mi-heartsafe-schools/
What does Michigan Heart Safe Schools PROJECT ADAM mean for Allen Elementary?
A focused effort on cardiac arrest preparedness in schools is critical to protecting our children and others in the school community. Project ADAM Michigan is a program administered by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center to help prepare schools for sudden cardiac emergencies. The Project ADAM initiative provides schools with guidance and support on how to minimize the risk of sudden cardiac death in the school setting. Parent Council, Staff, the Administration, and University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital will be collaborating to make Allen an official Michigan Project Adam Heart Safe School in compliance with the Michigan Heart Safe School Project ADAM guidelines in honor of Amelia Dantzer who has spent many nights at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital in their congenital heart center. http://www.mottchildren.org/conditions-treatments/ped-heart/project-adam/deliverables
Why are AED's important to have in a school building?
One potentially reversible cause of sudden cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation (VF). During VF, the heart starts “ineffective quivering” and can no longer pump blood to the brain and other vital organs. A shock through the chest, which travels to the heart, can halt an abnormal, ineffective rhythm and enable a normal rhythm to resume. A shock delivered by an automatic external defibrillator (AED) within three to five minutes can save a life. Learn more about AEDs. Well-implemented defibrillation programs ensure the best chance of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. In rural areas, the need for AEDs in schools becomes greater as the response time of emergency medical service is often longer than in urban areas. For each minute that passes as sudden cardiac arrest occurs, the chance of survival falls by 10 percent. With an AED on-site a school's first responder can immediately attempt to save a life.
ALLEN 3rd, 4th and 5th graders learned how to do Hands-Only CPR and how to appropriately respond during an emergency! Check out the article link below! (2/2020)
http://news.a2schools.org/allen-students-learn-hands-only-cpr-in-honor-of-heart-health-month/
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