Rejected petition Compulsory Basic Life Support for school leavers

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Basic Life Support (BLS) is a simple algorithm that can be taught to everyone, giving them the basic skill set required to deal with an unresponsive person in an emergency and to deal with people who are choking. These life saving skills can be taught quickly and simply, without vast expense.

Please consider the compulsory inclusion of BLS in secondary education; it may help save lives.

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Date submitted 27 January 2013
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