EMERGENCY services attended a Hampshire college to tech youngsters how to save a life.
Students at Barton Peveril welcomed South Central Ambulance Service, Hampshire Constabulary and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service to College as they learned how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as part of global Restart a Heart Day.
More than 50 students attended the sessions, which were delivered by the representatives from Hampshire’s Emergency Services who regularly help those suffering with cardiac arrest and heart attacks.
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Students had practical experience with resuscitation manikins, learning and practicing how to deliver CPR so they can potentially save lives in the future.
Restart a Heart Day is an initiative backed by the British Heart Foundation, to increase survival rates of those suffering cardiac arrests and heart attacks; using cpr whilst waiting for an ambulance can at least double a person’s chance of survival.
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