Restart a Heart
Published: 27 September 2022
Date: 27/9/2022
Restart A Heart Day is an international event held each year on 16 October to raise community awareness of compression-only (hands-only) CPR. Only one in ten people survives a sudden cardiac arrest. However, bystander Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation can increase survival rates.
Do you know what to do if someone has a cardiac arrest?
Call. Push. Shock.
Call: 000 for an ambulance
Push: Start CPR, hands only compression can help save a life
Shock: using an AED is easier thank you think
SA Ambulance Service will be involved in Restart a Heart events where people can learn about hands-only CPR and how to use an AED.
For more information and other ways to get involved, head to restartaheart.net or follow SA Ambulance on social media.
You can register your public AED with SAAS so we can help direct others to it in an emergency.