Rejected petition Teach CPR in all secondary schools in Wales

My partner (28) suffered a cardiac arrest at our home on 16th September 2023. He is alive today because I acted quickly and gave him CPR. The doctors, paramedics and first responders told me that I saved his life, and preformed the CPR well enough not cause any internal damage. I strongly believe this was due to the first aid training I received a few years ago by St John’s Ambulance. If I hadn’t received that training, I really believe he wouldn’t be here today.

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Most cardiac arrests (72%) occur in the home or a workplace (15%). Where many people may not be first aid trained.

A return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is achieved in approximately 30% of attempted resuscitations. This could be higher if more people knew how to do CPR.

The annual incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is approximately 55 per 100,000 inhabitants.

ERC Guidelines 2021: https://cprguidelines.eu

National Cardiac Arrest Audit key statistics. https://www.icnarc.org/DataServices/Attachments/Download/510fe606-a30b-ea11-911e-00505601089b

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Registry. www.warwick.ac.uk/go/ohcao

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Date submitted 22 September 2023
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