10 Reasons to Learn CPR
A heart attack (cardiac arrest) can strike someone you love. - You will be able to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.
- You will know when to call for help.
- Cardiac arrest is reversible --- if you know what to do.
- Victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who receive CPR from bystanders are more than twice as likely to survive as victims who do not receive CPR.
- You will be able to initiate the "chain of survival" that will deliver oxygen rich blood to victim's vital organs until help arrives.
- You will learn how to help a choking child or adult.
- You will learn how to operate an AED. A survival rate of 70 - 90% is expected for witnessed arrest if defibrillation occurs within one minute of arrest.
- Anyone can learn CPR.
- CPR saves lives!
Source: http://www.unioncity.org/fire/ten_reasons_cpr.htm
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