Summer Safety Starts with CPR
Watch the stories of women saved by CPR and then learn this life-saving skill for yourself. Be prepared to save a life. The power is in your hands.
Our hands can do so many things, the most important of which may be saving someone’s life. The power is in YOUR hands.
When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby.
Help your community by learning the 2 simple steps of Hands-Only CPR:
- Call 911.
- Press hard and fast in the center of the chest.
Give the gift of a healthy summer!
Inside, find fun, simple ways to make this summer a season full of heart health, delicious food and, most of all, fun!
Stories of Survival
Each year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, including Stephanie and Gail. Meet these two incredible women who are alive today because people close to them knew lifesaving CPR, which was developed by the American Heart Association. And that breakthrough research was made possible by our generous supporters. You really are the Heartbeat of Heart. Watch their stories now.