If someone went into cardiac arrest in front of you, would you know how to save them?

That’s a question a local girl and the American Heart Association want the San Antonio community to think about.

One of those people is 12-year-old Bianca Ximenez, who KSAT checked in with this week.

A nurse saved her when she went into cardiac arrest back in May, and she’s been highlighted by the American Heart Association as an example of why knowing CPR is so important.

The American Heart Association is holding its annual Heart and Stroke Walk on Saturday, where they will be doing CPR training on site.

Courtney Friedman went out to the college Friday for her own CPR lesson.

“We’re trying to get these bystanders activated into lifesavers,” said Jordan Campos, the American Heart Association region

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