HeartStart

The main thrust behind the HeartStart scheme is for instructors from the programme to train as many people in the community as possible with life-saving CPR techniques.

Armed with such knowledge, any individual, faced with a medical emergency, could sustain a patient's life indefinitely, and at least until more advanced care arrives. Without it, the patient has less than 10 minutes before permanent brain damage and eventual death occurs.

It is the belief of all involved with the Holt & Communites First Response Unit, that basic CPR training is a life skill that every one should have.