What is the Temple CPR Task Force?

The Temple CPR Task Force was formed in early 2007 as a coalition of community organizations all of which have a strong desire to increase the alarmingly low 6% survival rate for Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims in the Temple community and surrounding area. It is organized in partnership with the Temple Public Safety Advisory Board---a volunteer organization appointed by the Temple City Council.

The American Heart Association in conjunction with Laerdal Medical has developed a CPR training kit, CPR for Family & Friends. Families can learn bystander CPR at home in under 30 minutes using the kit. The kit contains an inflatable manikin, a training DVD, and an easy to use workbook. Bystander CPR can be applied by persons witnessing a cardiac event to sustain blood flow to the brain until 911 responders arrive. Without CPR and defibrillation, a victim will go brain dead in 4-6 minutes.

The focus of the CPR Task Force is to make the at home CPR kits available to Temple families at a substantially low cost and to empower 911 to be able to provide the location of the nearest defibrillator to the person calling in the event.

Organizations represented on the Temple CPR Task Force include:

American Heart Association

Bell County 911 Communications

King’s Daughters Hospital

Laerdal Medical

Mended Hearts

Scott & White

Summit Fitness & Recreation Center

Temple Fire & Rescue

Temple Independent School District

Temple Police

Temple Public Safety Advisory Board

Last revised: 4/27/2008