Learn CPR Approximately 100,000 people suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year* - around 250 individuals every day. Survival rates remain stubbornly low, with just one in 10 people recovering, but we can all make a difference by learning lifesaving CPR skills. A staggering 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests take place in the home. CPR is a skill for everyone, yet almost half of UK adults (43 per cent) have never learned these techniques. Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival from cardiac arrest by 10%. By providing training, raising awareness and offering resources that teach people how to react when someone collapses and stops breathing normally, we can save lives now and in the future. This Learn CPR webpage covers the steps involved in providing lifesaving CPR to adults, children and babies, as well as how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). However, we recommend that everyone take a face-to-face workshop to learn and practise these essential skills. Find a CPR workshop near you *Data from Resuscitation Council UK Skip to a particular CPR sequence: Adult CPR Child CPR Baby CPR AED How to Perform CPR on an Adult 1) Check for dangers and response: Make sure the casualty, any bystanders, and you are safe. Gently shake their shoulders and ask loudly "Are you all right?" 2) Call 999/112: Ask someone to call the emergency services (if making the call yourself, use the speaker function on your phone). Ask someone to get an AED if one is available nearby. 3) Check for normal breathing: Open the airway (head tilt-chin lift) and look, listen, and feel for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds. 4) 30 chest compressions: Place the heel of your hand in the centre of their chest, place your other hand on top and interlock your fingers. Press down on their chest 5-6cm. 2 compressions per second. 5) 2 rescue breaths: Open their airway (head tilt - chin lift) and pinch their nose, seal your mouth around their mouth. Blow steadily into their mouth (taking about 1 second). 6) If an AED arrives: Turn it on and follow the voice prompts. 7) Continue 30 compressions to 2 breaths: Until a health professional tells you to stop, or they are definitely waking up, moving and breathing normally, or you become exhausted. Join a Save an Adult's Life Workshop near you RLSS UK's Save an Adult's Life workshops are delivered across the UK and Ireland. Use the ‘find a workshop’ button below or contact your local leisure operator and/or lifesaving club. Find a workshop near you How to Perform CPR on a Child 1) Check for dangers and response: Make sure the casualty, any bystanders, and you are safe. Gently shake their shoulders and ask loudly "Are you all right?" 2) Call 999/112: Ask someone to call the emergency services (if making the call yourself, use the speaker function on your phone). Ask someone to get an AED if one is available nearby.If alone without a phone, perform CPR for one minute before going to call 999/112. 2) If not breathing normally: Open the airway (head tilt-chin lift) and look, listen, and feel for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds. 4) 5 initial breaths: Open their airway (head tilt-chin lift) and pinch their nose, seal your mouth around their mouth. Blow steadily into their mouth (taking about one second). 5) 30 chest compressions: Place the heel of one hand in the centre of their chest. Press down one-third of the depth of their chest. 2 compressions per second. 6) 2 rescue breaths: Open their airway (head tilt-chin lift) and pinch their nose, seal your mouth around their mouth. Blow steadily into their mouth (taking about one second). 7) AED arrives: Turn it on and follow the voice prompts. 8) Continue 30 compressions to 2 breaths: Until a health professional tells you to stop, or the child is definitely waking up, moving and breathing normally, or you become exhausted. Join a Save a Child's Life Workshop near you RLSS UK's Save a Child's Life workshops are delivered across the UK and Ireland. Use the ‘find a workshop’ button below or contact your local leisure operator and/or lifesaving club. Find a workshop near you How to Perform CPR on a Baby 1) Check for dangers and response: Make sure the casualty, any bystanders, and you are safe. Gently shake their shoulders and ask loudly "Are you all right?" 3) Call 999/112: Ask someone to call the emergency services (if making the call yourself, use the speaker function on your phone). Ask someone to get an AED if one is available nearby.If alone without a phone, perform CPR for one minute before going to call 999/112. 3) Check for normal breathing: Open the airway (head tilt-chin lift) and look, listen, and feel for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds. 4) If not breathing normally, 5 initial rescue breaths: Open their airway (head tilt-chin lift), and pinch their nose, seal your mouth around their mouth and nose. Blow steadily into their mouth and nose (taking about one second). 5) 30 chest compressions: Place two thumbs in the centre of their chest. Press down one-third of the depth of their chest. 2 compressions per second. 6) 2 rescue breaths: Open their airway (head tilt-chin lift), and pinch their nose, seal your mouth around their mouth and nose. Blow steadily into their mouth and nose (taking about one second). 7) AED arrives: Turn it on and follow the voice prompts. 8) Continue 30 compressions to 2 breaths: Until a health professional tells you to stop, or the baby is definitely waking up, moving and breathing normally, or you become exhausted. Join a Save a Baby's Life Workshop near you RLSS UK's Save a Baby's Life workshops are delivered across the UK and Ireland. Use the ‘find a workshop’ button below or contact your local leisure operator and/or lifesaving club. Find a workshop near you How to Use an AED Ask someone to call the emergency services on 999/112 (if making the call yourself, use the speaker function on your phone). Send for an AED, and when it arrives: 1) Open the AED. 2) Turn on the AED and follow its instructions (some AEDs turn on automatically when opened). 3) Apply the pads to the casualty's bare chest (apply the pads accordingly to the position shown on the AED or on the pads). 4) Plug the pads connector in (if not already connected). 5) Instruct all bystanders to stand clear (you must not touch the casualty). 6) If instructed press the shock button (ensure no one touches the casualty). Some AEDs are designed to deliver a shock without any further action. 7) Start CPR: As you have been trained or perform chest compression only CPR. Continue to follow the AED prompts. Join a Save a Life AED Workshop near you RLSS UK's Save a Life AED workshops are delivered across the UK and Ireland. Use the ‘find a workshop’ button below or contact your local leisure operator and/or lifesaving club. 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