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Compression Ready Communities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating communities on high quality chest compression with the goal of improving outcomes for individuals experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.
Compression Ready Communities is a movement that involves the implementation of an effective system of education to all members of a community so that everyone and anyone can be prepared to act in the event of a cardiac arrest.
We believe strongly that effective education is the key to making a lasting impact and bring about large scale social change.
According to the American Heart Association AHA, the majority of cardiac arrest occur at home or in a public setting outside of a hospital. Our communities also face a major public health issue stemming from inaction from observing bystanders when someone nearby goes into cardiac arrest.
In addition, the AHA states, "70% of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has significantly lapsed." Most medical professionals take a CPR course a minimum of once every two years, while others may never take one. Our program, Compression Ready Communities, provides the tools to make the life-giving difference between bystander and eager participants who hold the ability to drive down the statistics… Everyone can be a lifesaving community member.
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Quality compressions administered immediately in response to a cardiac arrest can double and even triple a person's chance of survival.
Imagine a world where compression readiness is the standard...
Where intimidation and lack of education is replaced by confidence and a willingness to participate and give high quality compressions...
Where hospital communities have access to user friendly affordable feedback devices and include all employees to be ready to assist with high quality compressions alongside medically trained professional staff...
Where compassion is exhibited through bystanders administering life-extending, high quality compressions as the rule... not the exception
...this is the vision of Compression Ready Communities
We believe that we can improve survival rates by equipping the general public with the knowledge and practice to perform life saving compressions.
Our philosophy is that proper education on quality compressions requires just a basic understanding of human anatomy and regular practice through repetition.
Our educational process consists of a 16-minute presentation followed up by hands on practice with the emphasis on 4 key points...
Push hard and fast in the middle of their chest
1 1/2 to 2 inches deep
Let the chest come to a full recoil after each compression
​Give 100-120 compressions every minute