With Heart Month in full swing, it was only fitting we shared some expert tips from the American Heart Association on their CPR campaign called “Be the Beat.” Read below to learn more on all that AHA is doing to support CPR education, and stay tuned for more heart-healthy tips throughout the rest of February.
Around 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest do not survive. However, that statistic changes with CPR. If a bystander immediately performs CPR, it often means the difference between life and death. This February, the American Heart Association is spotlighting the importance of knowing Hands-Only CPR through their ‘Be the Beat’ campaign. This campaign focuses on the importance of CPR.
Hands-Only CPR has been shown to be as effective in the first few minutes as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work, or in public. Through hands-only CPR, it takes only two steps to save a life.
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Call 9-1-1 if you see a teen or adult collapse.
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Push hard and fast in the center of the best to the beat of a familiar song that has 100 to 120 beats per minute.
People feel more confident performing Hands-Only CPR and are more likely to remember the correct rate when trained to the beat of a familiar song. All songs in the Association’s ‘Don’t Drop the Beat’ playlist are between 100 – 120 beats per minute, the same rate at which rescuers should perform compressions when administering CPR. The beat of any of several songs including “Stayin’ Alive,” by the Bee Gees, “Crazy in Love,” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, “Hips Don’t Lie,” by Shakira” or “Walk the Line,” by Johnny Cash can “Be the Beat” to save a life.
We’re challenging every household to have someone who knows CPR to Be the Beat for their family, friends and community.
Our hands can do so many things, the most important of which may be saving someone’s life. The power is in YOUR hands.
For more information on CPR, please visit www.heart.org/handsonlycpr.
