All a-twitter about CPR

Yesterday, we invited our Twitter friends to join us for a free CPR course as part of CPR month in November. One of our guests, Joallore, also known as @clickflickca shared his experiences with us in this Q-A.

Have you ever taken a CPR course before?

I’ve never considered doing a Red Cross course on my own time, but I took one about 5-7 years ago when it was offered by my company, the Rogers Centre.  In my family there is a history of heart disease, so it’s good to know because, as you (the Red Cross) said, 70% of heart attacks happen to people we know.

Here's Joallore showing the proper way to hold the epi-pen

What did you learn?

I learned to be more responsible in taking care of myself and others. If something happened, I won’t be just standing by – I can make a difference. Who knows? In 6- or ten months from now, I might save life. It gives you a sense of empowerment that you can do something if something happens.

What do you think about Red Cross holding a CPR tweet-up?

For me, it’s a great idea because it creates awareness; heart disease isn’t something people talk about that much. This tweet-up created awareness through social media.

Have you ever done a hands-on kind fo tweet-up before?

Actually, yes, I did a tweet-up where I learned how to make pizza with Feed Your Dragon (@feedyourdragon). They invited twitter people to come and make pizza, roll the dough….and then we got to eat it.

What was your favourite tweet-up?

My favourite was at Oliver & Bonacini Restaurant. A group of about 12 of us met at this restaurant and the restaurant surprised us by bringing us free appetizers and drinks. Our tweets about the dinner reached about 60,000 people.

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