WHAT IS CPR?

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is a lifesaving technique that is used to resuscitate someone whose heart and breathing has stopped, this is called CARDIAC ARREST.

WHY LEARN CPR?

Cardiac arrests are more common than you think, and they can happen to anyone at any time.

Eighty eight percent of cardiac arrests occur at home.

Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors.

Sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when electrical impulses in the heart become rapid or chaotic, which causes the heart to suddenly stop beating.

A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle is blocked. A heart attack may cause cardiac arrest.

WHOM CAN YOU SAVE WITH CPR?

The life you save with CPR is mostly likely to be a loved one.

Four out of five cardiac arrests happen at home.

Statistically speaking, if called on to administer CPR in an emergency, the life you save is likely to be someone at home: a child, a spouse, a parent or a friend.

WHY TAKE ACTION?

Failure to act in a cardiac emergency can lead to unnecessary deaths.

Effective bystander CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival, but only a small percent of victims of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander.

Sadly, less than eight percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive.

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica trains over 2000 persons annually, to equip Jamaicans with the skills they need to perform bystander CPR.

CPR COURSES FOR HEART MONTH

Fri. Feb 3 • Mon, Feb 6 • Fri. Feb 17 • Mon Feb 13

Mon. Feb 20 • Mon. Feb 27 • Mon. March 6