MADISON, Wis. -- The American Red Cross Badger Chapter taught cardio cerebral resuscitation, or CCR, to James Madison Memorial High School freshmen on Friday.

The students learned the life-saving benefits of the new technique used to treat people who stop breathing. It provides oxygenated blood to the brain quickly when someone collapses, saving valuable time.

"It's all about getting not only the youth involved but our community involved, and if we can get every freshman in the city of Madison and the surrounding area to learn this new technique by the time they're seniors, then we'll have every student in the entire high school trained knowing this new technique," said Tom Mooney, CEO of the Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Health experts said CCR is the "new" CPR, and research shows it saves lives and is simple to do. CCR is a "compression only" method, which means no there is no mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

The Badger Chapter is the only Red Cross chapter in the nation with a compression CCR presentation.