Every year over 3,500 people around Scotland are treated by the Ambulance Service after having a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately only around 1 in 12 people will survive.
Doing CPR can at least double the chances of survival. So let’s be ready. We’re asking you to say ‘I’ll do it’ and be one of 500,000 people in Scotland getting trained in CPR.
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06 Dec 2018
At the 2018 Scottish Public Service Awards, the Save a Life for Scotland partnership, the Leith Agency, and Scottish Government won the Communications Award.
05 Nov 2018
Scottish Charity, Lucky2BHere has been celebrating the saving of three Highlands & Islands lives in just five days.
14 Sep 2018
We have a guest blog post from Julie McQuade, a Clinical Skills Specialist in Lanarkshire, who trained 67 new lifesavers along with her team!
17 Jul 2018
We will be sharing CPR with YOU for 11 days straight at Go Live At Glasgow Green!
22 Jun 2018
The pupils at Burnbrae Primary have raised funds for a defibrillator!
30 May 2018
Following a successful project from Hunters of Kinross, ‘Scottish Craft Butchers at the Heart of the Community’ has been launched. These businesses are encouraging members of their community to step up and do CPR should they ever need to.
RT @garycanning914: Caught off guard today being filmed at the @heraldscotland while teaching staff #CPR and #defib use - part of… https://t.co/hlE2E78AxZ
Fantastic work from Bicketts in Ayrshire! #CPR + #Defib saves lives! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @SaveALifeScot @KinrossHeart… https://t.co/dEIFVIgEFy
RT @BritishRedCross: When 80-year-old Maureen collapsed at bingo, these two women had the skills to #SaveALife. #MondayMotivation https://t.co/646F6MOH3M
**This video might be disturbing to some viewers*** At age 17, Ben was studying for his A-levels, loved going to t… https://t.co/VBqmzZkCJl
RT @S_piperWildcat: Thank you to 1st Daviot Oldmeldrum Scout Group for inviting us along again to teach CPR and AED awareness. Like las… https://t.co/jPq4sCpqkr