00:00a person collapses right in front of you no pulse no breathing what do you do most people freeze
00:07but in this moment every second counts this isn't just a heart problem it's a life or death
00:13emergency called cardiac arrest let's clear this up fast a heart attack is not cardiac arrest
00:20a heart attack happens when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked but in cardiac arrest
00:26the heart's electrical system suddenly shuts down and the heart stops beating completely
00:32cardiac arrest kills more than 7 million people every year globally survival drops by 10 for every
00:39minute without cpr most arrests happen at home not in a hospital would you know what to do here's what
00:47could save a life and it starts with you step one check if they're responsive tap shout no response
00:56step two call emergency services immediately step three start cpr push hard and fast two inches deep
01:05right at the center of the chest do 100 to 120 compressions per minute think stay in alive by
01:13the bgs step four if an aed defibrillator is nearby use it follow the voice prompts it's built to guide
01:22you even if you've never touched one before busting myths with facts myth only old people get cardiac arrest
01:31fact it can hit anyone even healthy athletes myth gasping means they're breathing fact gasping is not
01:39normal breathing start cpr myth you'll hurt them with chest compressions fact doing nothing is far worse
01:48you can't make it worse by trying to save them cpr can double or triple the chances of survival
01:55and yet 70 of people say they feel helpless in an emergency you don't need to be a doctor to save a life
02:02life you just need to act learn cpr teach others be ready because the next life saved might be in your
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