Tag: CPR

Life saving CPR to be added to the school curriculum

Stuart Mitchell

In a landmark move, the UK Government has revealed plans to add CPR to the national curriculum. The historic announcement sees CPR and first aid added to the curriculum as part of wider Health Education classes. The move could transform survival rates from out of hospital cardiac arrests, potentially saving thousands of lives. Survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests are shockingly low, with less than 1 in 10 surviving. The British Heart Foundation Chief Executive, Simon Gillespie, says evidence suggests “nearly 1 in 4 could survive if all…

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Parent Heart Watch and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Join Forces to Urge the Public to Learn CPR and How to Use AEDs to Help Save Lives

Stuart Mitchell

Parent Heart Watch and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation have joined forces to urge the public to learn CPR and how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. The co-sponsored Call-Push-Shock campaign is being launched to coincide with National CPR and AED Awareness Week June 1-7, a national observance designated by Congress in 2007. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. It affects more than 356,000 people each year—including 7,000 youth under age 18—and unfortunately…

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Visit Anaheim Launches Heart-to-Heart Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Visit Anaheim today unveiled “Heart-to-Heart,” a giveback campaign for the residents of Anaheim, providing CPR education and training for the city’s future. Visit Anaheim, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), Orange County Division, will work to equip Anaheim Union District High Schools with American Heart Association CPR in Schools Training Kits™ along with training provided by AHA to teach life-saving tactics to high school students. “Heart-to-Heart” is part of Visit Anaheim’s larger giveback efforts to positively impact the local Anaheim community. According to the Orange County Health Profile,…

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The Resuscitation Council (UK) release Lifesaver VR

Stuart Mitchell

The Resuscitation Council (UK) today released Lifesaver VR, their new interactive life-saving app, to teach people what to do when someone has a cardiac arrest. Lifesaver VR invites people into a time-critical situation and to make decisions while learning to save a life. This unique and useful app can be downloaded for iPhone and Android and has a linear version for browser use. Lifesaver VR is a free app designed to teach effective CPR skills and provide people with the confidence to use them in an emergency situation. It is…

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