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Everyone watching the Buffalo Bills/ Cincinnati Bangles held their collective breath as medical experts provided CPR to Damar Hamlin, and successfully restarted his heart on the field.   Hamlin was rushed to the hospital, revived again and is now back in Buffalo and continuing his recovery. 

Since this terrible event, the American Red Cross has seen growing interest in the importance of being trained to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and on how to use an AED and recommends that everyone take this lifesaving training.

Call 911.
Start CPR.
Use an AED.

CPR AND AED CPR should be used when someone stops breathing and their heart isn’t beating. CPR keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and heart when the heart stops. While CPR is essential to maintain blood flow through the heart, an AED defibrillator will get the heart started again when it stops which is imperative for maintaining a natural heart rhythm that can help prevent not only death, but brain damage as well.

IT’S CRITICAL TO GET TRAINED During cardiac arrest, every second counts. It can take emergency personnel valuable minutes to arrive on the scene. For every minute without defibrillation, a sudden cardiac arrest victim’s chance of surviving drops. CPR can double or triple someone’s chance of surviving when bystanders take action.

Whether you want to help your loved ones, assist someone at work, or use your training professionally, the Red Cross can give you the knowledge and skills to be able to help. And there are different ways you can become trained — classes led by instructors, online courses, and classes that offer a mix of both online content and in-class skills sessions.

Call 911.
Start CPR.
Use an AED.

CPR AND AED CPR should be used when someone stops breathing and their heart isn’t beating. CPR keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and heart when the heart stops. While CPR is essential to maintain blood flow through the heart, an AED defibrillator will get the heart started again when it stops which is imperative for maintaining a natural heart rhythm that can help prevent not only death, but brain damage as well.

IT’S CRITICAL TO GET TRAINED During cardiac arrest, every second counts. It can take emergency personnel valuable minutes to arrive on the scene. For every minute without defibrillation, a sudden cardiac arrest victim’s chance of surviving drops. CPR can double or triple someone’s chance of surviving when bystanders take action.

Whether you want to help your loved ones, assist someone at work, or use your training professionally, the Red Cross can give you the knowledge and skills to be able to help. And there are different ways you can become trained — classes led by instructors, online courses, and classes that offer a mix of both online content and in-class skills sessions.

Find out how to save a life using Hands-Only CPR – which anyone can perform even if you haven't taken a CPR class. And hear from experts about the importance of using CPR with rescue breaths and compressions – particularly on infants and children.

Learn more at: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/performing-cpr/hands-only-cpr

Every community is safer, thanks to the nearly 2.2 million people who train each year in Red Cross CPR and AED classes. Whether you’re at work, school, on vacation or staying at home, knowing how to respond in an emergency can make a difference. Be ready when minutes matter, get trained. Information on Red Cross classes is available here.