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CPR Saves Lives

Currently, about 9 in 10 people who have cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. CPR can help improve those odds. If it is performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.

Facts

Certain people, including people in low-income, Black, and Hispanic neighborhoods, are less likely to receive CPR from bystanders than people in high-income white neighborhoods.

Women may also be less likely to receive CPR if they experience cardiac arrest in a public place.

Cardiac Arrests Often Happen at Home

About 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals each year—and about 7 in 10 of those happen at home. Unfortunately, about half of the people who experience cardiac arrests at home don’t get the help they need from bystanders before an ambulance arrives.

If you see cardiac arrest happen (see sidebar), call 9-1-1 right away and then do CPR until medical professionals arrive. Keep reading to learn how to perform CPR.

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Education and Training

CPR required education and hand on training. If cardiac arrest happens to someone near you, don’t be afraid—just be prepared! Follow these steps if you see someone in cardiac arrest:

Call 9-1-1 right away.

If another bystander is nearby, save time by asking that person to call 9-1-1 and look for an automated external defibrillatorexternal icon (AED) while you begin CPR. AEDs are portable machines that can electrically shock the heart and cause it to start beating again.

Give CPR.

Push down hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 pushes a minute. Let the chest come back up to its normal position after each push. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends timing your pushes to the beat of the song “Stayin’ Alive.” This method of CPR is called “hands-only” and does not involve breathing into the person’s mouth.

Continue giving CPR

Continue giving CPR until medical professionals arrive or until a person with formal CPR training can take over.

About Me

I am a retired Paramedic with the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Departments with 26 years Advanced Life Support training. I am a American Heart Association (AHA) Instructor with disciplines as a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor, Pediatric CPR First Aid AED and CPR First Aid AED.

I am also an instructor with the American Safety and Health Institute. Highly decorated and Paramedic of the Year twice, I have had a number of cardiac arrest saves and believe wholeheartedly that EVERYONE should be trained in this life saving skill.

Featured in Southern Maryland Woman Magazine. On-air interviews with channels 4, 5, 7 and 9 for a pediatric save and volunteer work driving cancer patients to appointments for treatment.