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Why should you learn Chest-Compression-Only CPR?

Everyday nearly 1,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest in the United States alone. By using the resources on this page, you can learn how to double a person’s chance of survival!

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To Schedule a Training
Please email Katie Maass at kmaass@shc.arizona.edu or call 520-626-4083

Video: Learn Chest-Compression-Only CPR

From Gordon A. Ewy, MD, and Karl B. Kern, MD, the University of Arizona research physicians who pioneered this life-saving technique

Video: How to use an AED

Video: Families & Survivors Tell Their Stories

Video: First Responders Guide to Resuscitation

More Information:

What does Primary Cardiac Arrest Look Like?
Learn the signs so you'll know when to respond.

Advances in Chest-Compression-Only CPR
Five years of data in Arizona show this method doubles a person's chance of survival.

Gasping is a Sign of Cardiac Arrest
Gasping is not breathing--learn the difference!

Learn the 3 Cs: Check, Call, Compress

AED Information and Instructions
Understand how to spot and use an automated external defibrillator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Visit AZShare.gov to see the number of "saves" in Arizona to date.

Learn about the "Be A Lifesaver Tucson" program

Learn about the national Heart Rescue Project

Download a 3 Steps Chest-Compression-Only CPR Poster

Chest-Compresion-Only CPR Poster 11 x 17

Chest-Compression-Only CPR Flyer 8.5 x 11

In the News:

Statewide Study in Arizona Published in JAMA Show Chest-Compression-Only CPR Improves Survival: ... in Arizona Published in JAMA Show Chest-Compression-Only CPR Improves Survival ... CPR was performed,” said Gordon A. Ewy, MD, senior author and UA Sarver Heart Center director. The UA ...
UA Physician: Randomized Clinical Trials May Not be the Best Strategy for Improving Survival From Cardiac Arrest: ... process also could be used to advance resuscitation research. That is the argument proposed in an editorial titled “Cardiac ... and cardiac output during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by increasing the degree of negative intrathoracic pressure. In both ...