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Morning Chat: 10/11/12 CPR Awareness Day

By KGNS News

Story Created: Oct 11, 2012 at 7:57 AM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 11, 2012

Every year in the U.S. more than 400,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest, and about 95% of them die before arriving at the hospital. In an effort to reduce those numbers, the city is holding a CPR Awareness Day on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Laredo Energy Arena where they will be teaching CPR in two session starting at 9 AM and at 12 noon. It is free for the public. For more information, call 712-0037 or 795-4957.