💟 Empowering our community with life-saving skills!
🚑 During my EMT-B recertification, I learned that bystander CPR is less common in Black and Hispanic communities due to systemic inequities, geographic barriers, and other factors.
👉🏽To help address this, I’ve been sharing information about Boston EMS’s hands-only CPR and Stop the Bleed 🩸 training.
We are grateful to Lt. Sanchez, Captain Chu and the Boston EMS Community Initiative Team for providing this invaluable life-saving training.
Our first event on March 5, 2025 was incredible! Families, youth groups, and adults came together at our first free hands-only CPR & Stop the Bleed training at The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute in Fields Corner, Dorchester (my childhood neighborhood!). The energy was amazing!
We held two events with Tag Association, and La Sala in Roxbury in 2025.
Our most recent event was held at La Alianza Hispana on September 10, 2025 in Boston, MA.
Upcoming Spring events: TBA
📌 Why is this important? Starting CPR within the first 10 minutes of cardiac arrest can double or triple survival chances and protect brain function. Uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of preventable deaths. Learning how to stop bleeding can significantly improve the chances of survival in emergency situations.
🤝🏽I will continue to be a strong advocate for health equity, with a particular focus on underserved and underrepresented communities. I will achieve this through free health and fitness community events and collaborations with other non-profits that share my mission.
🙌🏽 Let’s make a difference! Learn CPR, Stop the Bleed, and encourage your community to do the same. Your hands can be a lifeline.
