{"id":489,"date":"2025-11-19T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:35:47","slug":"cpr-education-heartsafe-campus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/cpr-education-heartsafe-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"CPR Education\/HEARTSAFE Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clarkson University Achieves HEARTSafe Campus Recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarkson University has been officially recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncemsf.org\/programs\/heartsafe-campus\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ncemsf.org\/programs\/heartsafe-campus\">HEARTSafe Campus<\/a> by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)\u2014a distinction that highlights our community\u2019s commitment to rapid, high-quality response to cardiac emergencies. This recognition places Clarkson among a select group of colleges and universities nationwide that prioritize life-saving readiness, student leadership, and comprehensive community preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HEARTSafe Campus initiative\u2014supported by NCEMSF, the American Heart Association, and the Citizens CPR Foundation\u2014promotes CPR and AED education on campuses nationwide for one simple reason: <strong>immediate CPR and quick access to an AED can save lives<\/strong>. By earning this designation, Clarkson demonstrates strong readiness across all major pillars of cardiac arrest response, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPR and AED trained first responders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rapid public access to defibrillation across campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong integration with regional advanced care providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ongoing training, quality improvement, and community education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public CPR\/AED training initiatives for students, faculty, and staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engagement in preventative cardiovascular health efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement reflects the hard work of Clarkson University Emergency Medical Services (CUEMS), whose student EMTs serve as the cornerstone of emergency care on campus. Their dedication, 24\/7 response capability, and leadership in training programs made this recognition possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_1527-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CUEMS members accept HEARTSafe Award at NCEMSF Annual Conference in Baltimore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get CPR\/AED Certified \u2014 Join the Effort to Keep Clarkson HEARTSafe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every member of the Clarkson community can contribute to keeping our campus safe. CUEMS offers discounted American Heart Association CPR\/AED certification courses to students, staff, and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sign up for a certification class or request training for your organization or residence hall, contact CUEMS at:<br><strong><a href=\"mailto:cuems@clarkson.edu\">cuems@clarkson.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarkson University Achieves HEARTSafe Campus Recognition Clarkson University has been officially recognized as a HEARTSafe Campus by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)\u2014a distinction that highlights our community\u2019s commitment to rapid, high-quality response to cardiac emergencies. This recognition places Clarkson among a select group of colleges and universities nationwide that prioritize life-saving readiness, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":469,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-489","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/author\/oransjp\/","display_name":"Jerry Orans"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 months ago","modified":"Updated 5 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 19, 2025","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 19, 2025 7:30 pm","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2025 7:35 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"EMS Photoshoot","featured_img":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/Clarkson-EMS-Photoshoot-Oct-2025-147.jpg","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions\/496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}