Don’t Be Unprepared for Cardiac Emergencies in the Workplace

Globally, cardiac arrest claims more lives than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, influenza, pneumonia, auto accidents, HIV, firearms, and house fires combined.

According to the American Heart Association, each year 475,000 Americans can die from cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops, and CPR pumps the much-needed oxygen-rich blood to the brain, lungs and vital organs.

With more cardiac arrests happening outside of the hospital each year, there are tremendous benefits both inside and outside of the workplace to learning CPR. It’s a fact that the faster CPR is administered after a cardiac arrest, a person’s chance for survival can significantly increase as much as twice or three times.

According to OSHA, there are about 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace and passively waiting, without performing bystander CPR, results in only a survival rate of 5-7%.

American Heart Association states the following facts regarding CPR and First Aid include:

According to OSHA, there are about 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace and passively waiting, without performing bystander CPR, results in only a survival rate of 5-7%.
The three locations where Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) tend to occur are in homes/residences, public settings, and nursing homes.
Only 50% of people can locate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at work.
Only 46% of people who experience OHCA get the needed assistance before professionals arrive.
According to 2017 Heart Disease and Stroke statistics, 46% of bystanders administered CPR for those in need of assistance.

In a recent press release, Dr. Michael Kurz, MD, co-chair of the AHA’s Systems of Care Subcommittee stated that “untrained employees may be relying on their untrained peers in the event of an emergency, leaving employees with a false sense of security that someone in the workplace will be qualified and able to respond, when that is clearly not the case.”

Boost your employee’s confidence that they’ll have the tools they need to administer lifesaving assistance by offering courses like CPR, first aid, how to use an AED. Proper training can have a profound impact and be a driver to saving one’s life.

https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cpr-facts-and-stats

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