Many people are reluctant to learn or perform CPR because they think it’s too difficult or they are apprehensive about doing mouth-to-mouth. Forty-four percent of adults say they would not perform CPR because they’re not confident in their ability, according to a national American Heart Association survey conducted in 2008.
However, there’s a two-step technique called Hands-Only CPR that we should all learn. The technique involves calling 9-1-1 and pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest until professional help arrives.
Image: Hands-Only CPR
“For years the survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest has been abysmal,” said Clyde Yancy, M.D., American Heart Association president. “Bystanders hold the key to increasing survival. We hope this campaign will break through the barriers people have when they see someone in cardiac arrest – so that anyone who hears this message can help save a life.”
To learn more about the technique, visit handsonlyCPR.org. This site, which was launched by the Ad Council and American Heart Association, offers valuable information and resources on the technique including an instructional video. The website also has a fun online tool called Hands Symphony where users can choose from a host of sounds created by differnt filmed hands to create their own track. You can send your track to friends and encourage them to create their own too.
Today, we are giving you an opportunity to win a prize pack that includes:
- 16GB iPod nano
- $50 iTunes gift card
- AHA coffee travel mug
- AHA journal
- AHA first aid kit
To enter the giveaway, try out the Hands Symphony tool and then leave a comment with the link to the song that you create.
The contest runs through Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 11:59pm. We will select one random winner from all the comments to receive the prize pack.
This giveaway is sponsored by the Ad Council and American Heart Association’s Hands-Only CPR. We (b5media or myself) are receiving no compensation (monetary or otherwise) for posting this giveaway opportunity.
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