Saving Lives with Hands on Hearts
A wildly successful community-wide event in May led to the training of 1,460 individuals in just one day!
The free 15-minute sessions at 16 locations in Madison, Baraboo, Stoughton, Edgerton, Dodgeville and Columbus provided compression only CPR training to prepare thousands of people to help save lives. The event resulted from a partnership between St. Mary's Hospital, Channel3000.com and WISC-TV.
If you missed this year's event, or would like an additional CO CPR training card, you can download it here.
Also, photos from this year's event can be found on our Facebook page.
Save a Life with CO CPR
1. Check the person’s ability to respond and breathe. 
2. To get medical help, call 911.
3. Loosen or remove clothing that will interfere.
4. Put the heel of one hand on the center of the person’s chest; put the other over the first and lace the fingers of each hand together.
5. Push fast on the heel (about 100 times per minute) and deep (about 2 inches) continuously until paramedics take over or an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available to restore normal heart rhythm.
CO CPR is for Adults Only
Compression only CPR is to be used on adults only. That’s because most serious conditions affecting children are triggered by breathing problems. For them, full CPR is required (after calling 911), using cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths.
Full CPR is also required for adults who collapsed unseen; you will not know what conditions triggered it or how long they have been down. Blood generally has a 10-minute reserve supply of oxygen. If that 10-minute window is exceeded, rescue breaths will be required. Whether you witness the collapse or not, it is imperative to call 911 before beginning any rescue efforts, including the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Knowing full CPR may help you save the life of a loved one and makes CO CPR that much easier. Studies show that people who are comfortable with CO CPR are more likely to help a stranger until medical personnel can arrive.