Ross/West View EMS is pleased to offer various resources through the American Heart Association on Hands-Only CPR for our community members to learn how to save a life.
CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest.
The AHA is a worldwide leader in first aid, CPR, and AED training – educating more than 22 million people globally in CPR each year.
Click on a graphic below to view the steps of Hands-Only CPR.
CPR Facts & Statistics
In one year alone, 475,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest.
The 2017 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics state that among the 356,000 Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests that occurred, 45.7% (or 46%) received bystander CPR.
More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year.
According to 2014 data, nearly 45 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims survived when bystander CPR was administered.
A strong Chain of Survival can improve chances of survival and recovery for victims of cardiac arrest. There are 6 links in the adult out-of-hospital Chain of Survival.