Monticello Live

Nursing, exercise science, and physical education students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will receive better training in treating heart attack victims thanks to a recent donation from the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association and the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation.

Those two organizations recently presented Resusci Anne training units to UAM to provide better CPR training for students majoring in nursing, exercise science and physical education. CPR training is required in each academic discipline.

Dennis Jungmeyer, president of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association, made the presentation, calling the units “essential for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. If the right kind of treatment can be given a heart attack victim within seconds after he or she is stricken, the chances are good that the life can be saved. CPR training teaches a person how to keep the heart beating while professional help is coming.”

UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter thanked Jungmeyer and praised the efforts of Bennie Ryburn, III of Monticello, owner of the Ryburn Automotive Group, for his efforts in acquiring the CPR units. “I want to thank Bennie Ryburn for his efforts on our behalf,” said Lassiter. “His contacts with the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation and the AADA were essential in helping us secure this much-needed training equipment. This will greatly enhance our CPR training.”

The training units give signals telling when the trainee is applying the correct pressure in the right spot or breathing correctly into the victim’s mouth. The units will allow students to learn the feel of giving quick, life-saving emergency treatment.

“This donation will benefit three different academic disciplines,” said Provost R. David Ray. “Nursing, physical education and exercise science will all be impacted in a positive manner.”

The National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation is part of the National Automobile Dealers Association headquartered in McLean, Va. The NADA membership includes more than 19,000 franchised new car and truck dealers in the U.S. The Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association represents 250 Arkansas dealers.

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