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In the UK, someone dies from a heart or circulatory disease every three minutes.
Whether it's losing a loved one to cardiac arrest or coping with the devastating impact of heart failure, far too many of us have felt the heartbreak that heart conditions cause.
Around 8 out of 10 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK happen at home. That's why, to protect the people we love, it's crucial we all know how to give CPR.
Learn CPR today and keep hearts beating this Heart Month.
British Heart Foundation (BHF) is working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases, the world's biggest killers. Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love to these conditions. With your support, British Heart Foundation powers groundbreaking research to save and improve lives.
A key part of their mission focuses on significantly improving survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, which claim over 30,000 lives each year in the UK. With every minute that passes without CPR and defibrillation, the chances of survival drop by up to 10%. British Heart Foundation are working to improve the chances of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which are currently less than 1 in 10 in the UK.
British Heart Foundation’s RevivR tool offers free, interactive CPR training in just 15 minutes, accessible via mobile or tablet. RevivR aims to equip everyone with essential life saving skills, providing feedback on your CPR technique, guidance on how to use a defibrillator.
It couldn’t be simpler – you just need your mobile phone or tablet and a cushion to practise on. Start the training now or save it for later and get it sent straight to your inbox, ready when you are.
Every minute without CPR and defibrillation can reduce the chances of survival by up to 10%.
The survival rate for out-of- hospital cardiac arrests is less than 1 in 10 in the UK.
Around 8 in 10 of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in the home in the UK.
At 38 years old, Donna experienced a cardiac arrest at home and was saved by the quick thinking of her children, who called 999 and ran to get help from a neighbour who started CPR.
Their neighbour, trained in CPR, provided lifesaving assistance until emergency services arrived. Prior to the cardiac arrest Donna had fainted inexplicably, which can sometimes signal dangerous heart rhythms. However, diagnosing this proves difficult without a recording of the abnormal rhythm.
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