Portsmouth is the first city in the south to host a restart a heart day to help citizens learn how to save a life in the precious minutes between a 999 call and an ambulance arriving.
People who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital have a roughly 1:10 chance of survival, but if more people knew how to start CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and use a defibrillator, the odds would shift in more people’s favour.
People who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital have a roughly 1:10 chance of survival, but if more people knew how to start CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and use a defibrillator, the odds would shift in more people’s favour.
Category
🗞
News