The use of CPR dates all the way back to 1740, yet even today, most Americans don’t know how to perform it.
Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should! Sadly, 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they do not know how to administer CPR.
88% of cardiac arrests occur at home. That's 4 out of 5!
African-Americans are almost twice as likely to experience cardiac arrest at home, work or in another public location than Caucasians, and their survival rates are twice as poor.
Only 32% of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander.
Less than 8% of those who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive.
The life you save with CPR ismost likely to be someone you love.