Important CPR techniques were highlighted at a British Heart Foundation’s RevivR training session staged for MPs including Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders, formerly Shadow Health Minister.
The event in Parliament brought together MPs from across the political spectrum to teach them how to save a life when someone has a cardiac arrest by using RevivR, the BHF’s innovative online CPR training tool.
In quarter of an hour RevivR can teach you how to recognise a cardiac arrest, give feedback on chest compressions and outline how to correctly use a defibrillator, giving anyone the confidence to step in and save a life in the event of the ultimate medical emergency.
At the event Mr Madders met married couple Nicky and Michael Lack. Nicky saved Michael’s life with quick CPR and defibrillation in 2018 after he had a cardiac arrest in their family home in Buckinghamshire. They spoke about the power of CPR and defibrillation to save lives.
Immediate CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival, yet a recent survey suggests more than a third of adults across the country have never undertaken any form of CPR training. The BHF is urging everyone to learn lifesaving CPR and give someone the best chance of survival from a cardiac arrest.
Mr Madders said: “With more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK and a survival rate of less than one in 10, it’s important that everyone learns lifesaving CPR.
“I would urge all my constituents to learn through the BHF’s easy and free tool – you could save a life.”
Dr Charmaine Griffiths, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, said: “A cardiac arrest can strike anyone, at any time – including those we love the most – but immediate CPR and defibrillation can save their lives.
“We’re urging everyone to spend just 15 minutes to learn CPR using our free online training tool, RevivR.”
The training is easy, quick and free – all you need is a mobile phone and a cushion. Learn CPR with RevivR here:
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