Restart a Heart Day- which takes place on Sunday 16 October – is an international campaign encouraging people of all ages to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
CPR is a lifesaving medical procedure which is given to someone in cardiac arrest. Most of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Each year, over 30,000 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK, with one-in-ten surviving.
CPR can more than double someone’s chance of survival, which is why CPR training for everyone is vital.
Penny Brankin, senior nurse practice development, said: “NHS Lanarkshire encourages everyone to learn CPR and supports International Restart a Heart Day. Everyone can get involved to help save a life.”
The British Heart Foundation has launched ‘RevivR’, an interactive CPR training course. In just 15 minutes, you can learn how to save a life and receive your very own CPR certificate.
To start your training or to find out more, click here.
