ROANOKE, Va. – More than 50 Miss Virginia and Miss Virginia’s Teen delegates took part in hands-on CPR demonstrations in Roanoke this week, as competition week continues through Saturday.
The training, led by Carilion and the American Heart Association, is part of a broader effort to raise awareness about heart disease and prepare contestants to be leaders both on and off the stage.
According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 people experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the U.S. Immediate CPR can double or even triple a person’s chance of survival…