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The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that 400,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital annually in the U.S.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that 10,000 of these arrests happen in the workplace.
Tragically, the AHA finds that 9 out of 10 people who have cardiac arrest outside the hospital do not survive.
CPR doubles a person’s chance of survival.
The survival odds are six times higher when using an automated external defibrillator (AED)—and using one is included in our training.
Are you trained and ready? The AHA says that for every minute that passes without CPR, the chance of survival drops by 10%.

During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you should push on the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
The beat of Stayin' Alive is a perfect match for this.
Click the song link to see the music video on YouTube. It's an oldie but goodie.

The National Safety Council (NSC) calculates that a person is injured in their home, at work, or in public every two seconds in the U.S.
For the workplace, the NSC says there are four leading causes of missed workdays: (1) harmful substances or environments; (2) overexertion and bodily reaction, including injuries from lifting; (3) slips, trips, and falls; (4) contact with objects or equipment.
Quick and effective first aid can prevent a minor injury from becoming a major one.
Immediate attention with first aid is often critical, even when an ambulance is on the way. Simple direct pressure, for example, can slow or stop the bleeding.