London Firefighter Call for CPR awareness

Many of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Be ready for that day.

You never know when you'll need to give someone CPR, so learn today

1) Shake and Shout

• Gently shake the person's shoulder and loudly ask: "Are you all right?"
• If the person is unresponsive and either not breathing normally or not at all:

2) Call an ambulance

• Ask someone close by to call an ambulance.
• Then ask someone to bring an AED as quickly as possible.

?3) Start CPR

• Give chest compressions at a rate of about 100 to 120 a minute (about 2 chest compressions each second).
• Make sure the chest comes back to the normal position after each compression.
• This CPR method is called "hands-only" and works without giving rescue breaths.
• Use an AED if there's one available and follow the device's instructions.

4) Continue

• Continue CPR and resuscitation until the person either starts breathing again, an ambulance arrives or somebody else can take over.??

AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) can be found in most public spaces such as supermarkets, shopping centres, train stations, airports or in the workplace, as was the case for Caroline. However, they are not always known as AEDs but are sometimes also referred to as Defibrillators or Defibs, for short. If you're looking for one in a public space, you might find it labelled PAD (Public Access Defibrillator). Don't worry that they're going to be complicated. They are rather easy to use. You don't need training, as most Defibrillators give exact instructions on what to do. Your only task is to correctly put the pads onto the chest and deliver the shock, which brings the heart of the cardiac arrest victim back to a normal rhythm. The device does almost everything for you, so you really can't do much wrong.