Who We Are

Here at CPR for Life, we are passionate about first aid training and raising awareness and educating the public on the only definitive treatment that will save a person from cardiac arrest.

CPR can literally mean the difference between life and death in a cardiac emergency. Knowing how to perform CPR and how to use an AED are essential life skills that we believe everyone should know. First aid is a critical life skill that can be learnt at almost any age. The more people in our community with first aid knowledge, the more resilient we will be – and more lives we can save.

Our organisation exists to help our students and the public gain vital skills in first aid in order to provide life-saving assistance in an emergency and strenghthen the chain of survival in communities and improve the survival rate of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.

Our Mission

CPR for Life is committed to leading the charge in creating innovative, engaging and up to date first aid training courses for individuals, workplaces, and organisations, as well as raising awareness and educating the community in life-saving skills in CPR and first aid, that one day may be used to save a life of another person.

Our Vision

To empower individuals and communities that have the skills and self-confidence to respond to a medical emergency and save the life of another person.

OUR CORE VALUES

Approachable

We see ourselves less as a company and more as a team of humans helping other humans, so being friendly, sincere, open, and honest comes naturally.

Purposeful

Our purpose is to raise awareness around sudden cardiac arrest and educate the public with the skills needed that could one day save the life of another person. We exist to help humanity thrive.

Passionate

We are passionate about what we do. We never lose sight of what matters most. We have strong opinions, but no attitude. We like to have fun, but we’re serious.

Continuous Learning

Learning excites us and we seek to constantly improve and innovate. We are not afraid to make mistakes and view our challenges as opportunities.

EVERY SECOND COUNTS

More than 30,000 Australians suffer an out-of hospital cardiac arrest each year, and almost 90% of them do not survive, with less than half of people who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest in the community have someone step in who can perform CPR or use a defibrillator before the arrival of an ambulance.

Bystander CPR and defibrillation using a public access AED in the minutes directly after a cardiac arrest more than doubles the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.

In a recent study, just over half (56%) of Australian adults reported ever having undertaken CPR training, however only 22% had current (within 1 year) training. Only half (49.3%) of Australians stated they would provide CPR to a stranger. In those that responded “NO” (12.3%) the most common response was not being trained in CPR (43.2%) or not feeling confident (19.7%). Fear (6.8%), a physical inability (3.8%) or concern over legalities (3.9%) were other factors mentioned.

Alarmingly the study also found a low understanding of cardiac arrest or being able to identify the actions involved with the chain of survival. Only 16% of respondents could identify the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack.

Raising awareness of cardiac arrest and CPR training is essential across all communities. A focus on targeting populations less likely to receive training particularly those that are older, who are at higher risk of future cardiac events is essentially important and should be focused.

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