MedStar Health Teams up with Miss District of Columbia 2023 and Gallaudet University to Produce CPR/AED Video in American Sign Language
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Miss District of Columbia 2023, Jude Maboné, has joined the MedStar Health effort to educate the public about how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), this time with a video in American Sign Language (ASL) produced in partnership with Gallaudet University, the world's only liberal arts university for deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing students.
Key Points:
- "My best friend growing up was deaf and I learned American Sign Language so I could communicate with her," said Maboné, who chose "Check Your Heart" as her community service initiative for the Miss District of Columbia competition and in the Miss America competition.
- "I'm pleased to be able to address CPR and AED awareness, a subject so important to me, in the deaf and hard of hearing community."
- Maboné, Dr. Hudson, and the Gallaudet University Athletics training staff took to the university's football field to shoot the video in mid-August.
- Future plans include a pop-up demonstration event with Maboné and MedStar Health physicians at Gallaudet University and more CPR/AED education events around the District.