A cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency and is when someone’s heart stops and they are not breathing. Today, if you suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest in NI, you have a one in ten chance of surviving. In places such as Norway, where CPR is more widely taught, survival is as high as four in ten. There are several other key factors to this success such as increasing the number of Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) in the community, but getting members of the public to initiate CPR before the arrival of an ambulance or a PAD is crucial. We want to equip as many people as possible with the skills and knowledge to potentially save a life in the future.
In conjunction with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service we are running a course in resuscitation in school on Tuesday 16th October at 1.00pm. One of our parents, who is a paramedic, Mrs McCrory has kindly offered to teach us the basics of resuscitation on this day. This is a great opportunity to learn a life-saving skill.
If you would like to come along, please contact Miss Morrow or Mrs Wilson on 02828260617 or email lmorrow225@c2kni.net on or before 15th October.
