Cpr Informative Speech

If you were ever confronted with a life threatening situation, wouldn't you wish there was someone who was able to revive you? Once upon a time, there was a boy whose father collapsed in front of him and went into cardiac arrest (“a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of function of the heart.”- dictionary) luckily, the child knew first aid and CPR, so he automatically started CPR until paramedics arrived on scene in which they continued CPR and transported the patient to the hospital. The patient went into a coma and then woke up and had some minor issues like memory loss, but the hospital said if it wasn’t for the child, his dad would’ve been dead by the time paramedics would’ve arrived. Nearly 90% of 11-16 year olds are confronted with

People who suffer heart attacks away from hospitals are more likely to survive in places where first aid is taught in schools (Liberal Democrats, UK). “Lives are needlessly lost to cardiac arrests every day because not enough people have the skills or confidence to perform CPR. But the simple measure of teaching all children these skills could save thousands of lives. All parties should now commit to making CPR an integral part of every child’s education”- Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation. I personally know that it is really important to know first aid in this world because you never know what life throws at you, as a result you should always be prepared. You never know how important something is to you until you lose it, but we shouldn’t take this risk with human lives, that’s why I support any government that forces first aid as part of school curriculum. “Every year 140,000 people die from sudden illnesses who could have had a chance of survival if they had experienced immediate and effective first aid” -St John

“Every child aged between 5 and 11 should be taught basic first aid, helping them to stay safe and save lives in emergency situations. It will ensure that from the day they learn their new skills, we have a new culture of first aid, with a whole generation of children growing up with the skills and confidence to save a life”-Red Cross. What the red cross is saying is that the younger children, who know first aid are the ones who usually apply it without hesitating, which is perfect in a world that were living in know because it’s full of danger. Whether you are at work, school, or home you are very likely to experience someone in a life threatening situation, and that’s why it’s important to know how to deal with the situation. St John Ambulance states that “1 in 10 people could or would administer CPR if someone needed it, with the vast majority of people choosing instead to wait for the emergency services to help - which in many cases is the right course of action, but unfortunately comes too late for more than 140,000 people a