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 CPR ready.
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11 Feb 2019
These pupils are spreading the message of life-saving CPR on the Isle of Lewis and beyond!
31 Dec 2018
From shopping to sports centres, Commonwealth Games to the European Championships, schools to nurseries and Scottish Craft Butchers, This Morning TV appearances, MPs, MSPs and with the help of Carol Smilie, and The Proclaimers, together in 2018 we’ve taken the CPR message well over 500 miles linking communities across Scotland with one clear message, that […]
18 Dec 2018
We are finishing off the year with great news!
Since beginning the Save a Life for Scotland campaign in 2015, our amazing partners and supporters have equipped more than 300,000 Scottish people with CPR skills. What a milestone!
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!
RT @HeartSafeAwards: Your mission this weekend-to find your nearest defibrillator! For every minute someone is in cardiac arrest the cha… https://t.co/yPJ9hhDogf
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Amazing #FeelGoodFriday story of a mum who saved her newborn triplet's life with CPR - while still in labour!… https://t.co/kqqfxupSWi
"Kelly is supporting the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland’s Nation of Life Savers campaign, calling on all c… https://t.co/9xGZM3QqB0
“As demonstrated by the girls, effective CPR can be learned at any age and resonates with young children as an esse… https://t.co/rXLS6V73iW