Make CPR a compulsory part of the secondary school curriculum

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Make CPR a compulsory part of the secondary school curriculum

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CPR is a crucial skill that saves thousands of lives every year. You don’t even need to be a medical professional to learn it. It is a simple, effective skill that can be the difference between life and death in many situations. It should be taught in all secondary schools across the country.

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In the UK there are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests a year where the emergency medical services attempt to resuscitate the victim.

However, the survival rate is dismal – in England just 1 in 11 patients survive to be discharged from hospital and only 1 in 12 survive in Scotland.

In countries like Norway where CPR is already more widely taught in schools, survival rates as high as 1 in 4 have been reported.

Source: British Heart Foundation

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