National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1-7, and the American Red Cross encourages people to get trained in CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Jenifer Fox, a recent University of Washington (UW) graduate, knows first-hand how CPR can save a life.
Two years ago, Fox witnessed the death of a good friend who had an epileptic seizure in her sorority house. CPR wasn’t able to save her friend’s life, but the event made Jenifer think about how unprepared young adults were for unexpected medical emergencies. Fox reached out to the American Red Cross to start a CPR club at UW, so she could educate herself and her peers. To date, her club has helped train more than 300 people in life-saving CPR. “If one life could be saved, it would all be worth it,” Fox said.