Restart a Heart Day takes place on the 16th October every year. The aim of the day is to raise awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and to teach people the life-saving skill of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
As 16th October falls on a Sunday this year, the defibshop team will be partnering with the North West Ambulance Service on Friday 14th October from 10am-10pm equipping people with the skills needed to save a life at the main dome in the Trafford Centre.
For every minute that treatment is delayed, a person in cardiac arrest loses 10% of their chance of survival. Due to the current pressures and demand that have resulted in increased ambulance response times, it’s more important than ever for us to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and to share the vital life-saving steps to take during a cardiac emergency.
Delivering treatment within 3-5 minutes of the cardiac arrest taking place increases survival chances from 6% to 74%. Without immediate treatment, 90-95% of cardiac arrests are fatal.
Just 46% of Sudden Cardiac Arrest casualty’s receive CPR from a bystander. Just 22% of people in the UK would feel confident enough to provide CPR on a stranger.
The reasons bystanders have given for not providing CPR include;
The aim of Restart a Heart Day is to ensure more people are confident in performing life-saving CPR to ultimately improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival statistics.
In 2018, together with NWAS, we successfully trained 702 people in effective CPR and defibrillation after spending 12 hours at the Trafford Centre. In 2019, we replicated this and provided 827 people with skills to save a life.
Effective CPR, performed on a ratio of 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths and a life-saving shock to the heart from a defibrillator is the only definitive treatment for SCA.
There are many ways to get involved in Restart a Heart Day, exploring the #RestartAHeart hashtag on Social Media will keep you up to date with the events and resources shared across the world during the day.
We are looking forward to getting back to the Trafford Centre in partnership with NWAS to train even more people in CPR for Restart a Heart Day this year, after being unable to in previous years due to COVID-19. We will be there on Friday 14th October from 10am-10pm. Last time we taught 827 people life-saving CPR and we hope to beat that figure this year.
defibshop are committed to equipping everyone with the skills and knowledge to save a life. Speak to one of our Product Specialists on 0161 776 7422 or fill out our Contact Form.