Did you know that a casualty's chance of survival diminishes by 6-10% with each passing minute
Chain of Survival
We are sure if you are reading this that you must know that we are all First Aid instructors, and are really keen to promote life-saving skills to everyone and anyone!
When someone has a cardiac arrest, their survival rate drops by 6-10% EACH minute that someone does not react or respond. The chain of survival is 4 main actions that anyone can take to save someone's life. If the chain is broken or has a link missing the odds of survival will be reduced.
- Early Recognition and call for help - learn and understand the signs/symptoms of someone at risk of cardiac arrest
- Buy time - start CPR to buy time until medical help arrives
- Early Defibrillation - Defibrillators give an electric shock to reorganise the rhythm of the heart
- Restore quality of life - Post Resuscitation Care provided by paramedics or at the hospital
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