People Saving People(TM) Award
Bystander intervention often means the difference between life and death for victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s People Saving People(TM) award honors 'ordinary' people with extraordinary spirits who have helped save the lives of SCA victims. The purpose of the award is to increase awareness about the critical need for laypersons to be prepared to intervene in sudden cardiac emergencies. This year’s award will be presented at the Citizen CPR Foundation’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) in Orlando, September 11-15, 2012.
Eligibility
Nominees for the award should be individuals who helped save the life of an SCA victim, but had no work-related duty to respond to the victim. Lifesaving actions could include one or more of the following: Calling 9-1-1, providing CPR or chest compressions, and using an automated external defibrillator (AED). Preference will be given to cases that occurred within the past five years (2007 or later).
The first place winner will receive an AED and free admission to ECCU.
How to Apply
To nominate someone for the People Saving People award, please submit a 250-500 word narrative that includes the following information:
- Your name and contact information
- Name and contact information of the nominee
- Name, age at time of incident, gender, and contact information of the SCA survivor (with his or her permission)
- Date of incident
- City, state/province, country where incident occurred
- Type of location (workplace, school, fitness club, etc.)
- The reasons why you think this person deserves special recognition
- A photo or photos of the nominated hero, if possible with the SCA survivor (optional)
- A statement granting the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation permission to publish the narrative and photo(s) at www.sca-aware.org.
Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Nominations should be sent to info [at] sca-aware [dot] org (preferred), faxed to 724-935-6044, or mailed to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, 7500 Brooktree Road, Suite 207, Wexford, PA 15090. The deadline for submissions is July 13. The winner will be notified by August 1 and announced at ECCU. The nominee and winner will be encouraged to attend ECCU, but they need not be present to win.
