Getting citizens to participate in CPR courses/programs/events is challenging.
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10. Cardiac arrest strikes 250,000 times each year…
80% of cardiac arrests occur in and around the
home…
Bystander CPR is performed in less than 1/3 of
persons who have cardiac arrest…
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer…
When CPR is performed correctly…
11. Mark Twain once observed,
“ A lie can get halfway around the world before
the truth can even get its boots on.”
His observation rings true: Urban
legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-
health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile,
people with important ideas—
businessmen, educators, politicians, journalists,
and others—
struggle to make their ideas “stick.”
12. Who here has not
dealt with the cough
CPR message?