Have you ever thought about learning how to save someone’s life? Would you know what to do if someone suffered a cardiac arrest, heart attack or was choking?

This course, called Heartstart, is provided by St John's Ambulance.

The course lasts two hours and teaches basic life-support skills to enable you to give life-saving support until ambulance staff arrive. The course includes:

• Possible causes of cardiac and respiratory arrest
• What happens to the body during cardiac arrest
• How to recognise and manage a heart attack
• How to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Putting someone into the recovery position
• Treating major bleeding and adult choking
• Defibrillator familiarisation.

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