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In light of the COVID-19 situation, can I perform CPR and use an AED on a cardiac arrest victim?

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YES, YOU CAN! As advised by The Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC), you can step up and help to save a heart by performing CPR and use an AED to improve the overall chances of survival of the casualty.

If you witness someone who had collapsed, always remember to call 995 and stay on the line with the medical dispatcher who will be there to assist and guide you until the ambulance arrives.

To find out more on the advisory for bystanders given this COVID-19 situation, you can click on the link to find out more!

To learn more information about CPR and AED, download our free DARE- LEARN CPR app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC)

 

Denmark’s Christian Eriksen was saved by CPR!

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During the Euro 2020 opening match between Denmark and Finland, Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed. Upon witnessing his collapse, the medic staff quickly performed CPR and use a defibrillator to resuscitate him.

Thanks to their efforts, Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen survived and is in stable condition.

To learn more information about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! Classes schedule and timings can be found in our free DARE- LEARN CPR app! Download our DARE app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: CNN

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Bystander CPR and the use of AED helped to save his life!

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As Mr Gardner Yost, M.D., a resident physician, had just ended work, he witnessed an accident and pulled over his car to find the driver unconscious. Immediately, he opened the driver’s side door and checked his pulse. After realising a faint pulse, he pulled him out of the vehicle and performed CPR while instructing another bystander to call the ambulance. Soon after, first responders from the Ann Arbor Fire and Police departments arrived on the scene. They brought along an AED and used it, after the shock was delivered, they continued CPR until the ambulance arrived. Thanks to their efforts, Mr Wafi Thabateh survived!

To learn more information about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! Classes schedule and timings can be found in our free DARE- LEARN CPR app! Download our DARE app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan

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11-year-old boy awarded SCDF Community Lifesaver award for helping an elderly man in distress.

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Upon reaching the bus stop, 11-year-old Shreeram Subramanyam saw a man who was on the ground and in distress. He immediately checked for pulse and found that the man was gasping for air. Immediately, he alerted some passerby for help. Two men stepped forward and did CPR on the elderly man while Shreeram ran to a Neighbourhood Police Post nearby for help. When he returned to the bus stop, he was relieved to find an ambulance assisting the elderly man. With this, he was awarded the SCDF Community Lifesaver Award!

Good Job Shreeram and the two kind Samaritans who stepped up to help save a heart!

To learn more information about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! Classes schedule and timings can be found in our free DARE- LEARN CPR app! Download our DARE app now!

Source: The New Paper

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Ever wondered how to perform CPR or use an AED?

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Look no further! Did you know that our Programme Director, Dr Jade Kua, has a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) where she shares and give advice on CPR and the use of the AED.

The full series can be found either on IGTV (@drjadekua) or her YouTube channel.

If you missed the series, not to worry!

Click on this link to find the full series!

Source: The Straits Times

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Off-duty senior respiratory therapist and her husband saved an elderly man by performing CPR!

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When Ms Sunitha Palanidurai and her husband were out for an evening walk, they stumbled upon an elderly man who was being supported by his friend. They quickly approached the man and realized that he was suffering from a cardiac arrest. Immediately, they placed him on the floor and performed CPR while instructing nearby passersby to get an AED. Thanks to their efforts, the elderly man regain consciousness before the ambulance arrived.

Thank you Ms Sunitha and Mr Balaji to DARE to save a heart.

To learn more information about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! Classes schedule and timings can be found in our free DARE- LEARN CPR app! Download our DARE app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: Singapore Civil Defence Force

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Off-duty officer saved child’s life by performing CPR.

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On 27th February 2021, as SGT Al Asyraf Bin Azman was at a swimming pool of a hotel, he witnessed a child unresponsive in the water. Immediately,  he swift into action and brought the child out of the pool. Upon realising that the child was unresponsive, he quickly performed CPR on the child together with the child’s father. Soon after, the child managed to regain consciousness before medical help arrived.

Thank you SGT Al Asyraf Bin Azman for saving a heart.

To learn more i about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! For more information about the classes and timings, you can download our free DARE- LEARN CPR app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source : Singapore Civil Defence Force

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DARE Online Classes for May and June 21 are Out! 

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Want to learn more about CPR and the use of AED? Come, join us in our first-ever virtual training! What are you waiting for? 

*Classes with be held on the 3rd, 19th, and 29th May and 2nd, 7th and 16th June!* 

Registrations are now open via our DARE – Learn CPR app! Sign up today! Limited seats are available! Please note that registrations will close one week before the date of the class and a zoom link will be sent to you separately via your email. 

For an organization or group with more than 10 participants who wish to organise an online DARE class, simply click this link <https://tinyurl.com/yxp7dmgh> and we will get in touch with you. 

For more information about the classes and timings, download our free DARE- LEARN CPR app now! #daretosaveaheart

3 bystanders who had witnessed a collapsed, stepped up to help save a life!

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Upon witnessing a man who had collapsed, Mr Goh Chee Kean Jonathan, Ms Ker Kai Li and Mr Raymond Tay quickly rushed forward to help the man. Mr Raymond Tay quickly called for help and went to find an AED while Mr Goh Chee Kean Jonathan and Ms Ker Kai Li performed CPR on the man until medical help arrived.

Thank you Mr Goh Chee Kean Jonathan, Ms Ker Kai Li and Mr Raymond Tay for stepping up to DARE save a heart!

To learn more about CPR and AED, come and join us in our DARE virtual classes! For more information about the classes and timings, you can download our free DARE- LEARN CPR app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: MP Ms Gan Siow Huang

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Learning CPR and the use of an AED can help to save a life!

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Thank you Mr Murali Pillai, Mr Jason and Dr Ho for stepping up to help save heart!

What are you waiting for! Sign up now for our DARE virtual class! Registrations are now open for the month of April! Sign up today! Limited seats are available!

For an organization or group with more than 10 participants who wish to organise an online DARE class, simply click this link <https://tinyurl.com/yxp7dmgh> and we will get in touch with you.

For more information about the classes and timings, download our free DARE- LEARN CPR app now! #daretosaveaheart

Source: Mr Tan Chuan-Jin

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