Hands-Only CPR is a Bridge to Life
Stayin’ Alive with T-shirts, Toilet Paper and a Plastic Bottle
Did you ever think toilet paper and plastic bottles could be life saving? Check out how these household items can help you learn how to give hands-only CPR to a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) victim.
When someone suddenly collapses, their heart has stopped and while they await a shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED), you can increase their chance of survival by helping blood and oxygen to continue to circulate.
CPR can be a bridge to life as you deliver about 100-120 compressions each minute hard and fast in the center of the chest using your two hands. No breaths are necessary.
Make your own training manikin, share the videos at the bottom of this page and take turns practicing how anyone can save a life.
Get a towel, t-shirt and roll of toilet paper.
Pull the t-shirt through the toilet roll.
Fold the roll into the towel.
Compress to the beat of Stayin’ Alive.
Get a t-shirt, 12-liter empty plastic bottle with cap screwed tightly, 3 rubber bands and filler (paper or bags)
Center the bottle inside the shirt where person’s breastbone would be then pack shirt with filler
Rubber band the two arms and bottom of shirt assuring the bottle stays aligned in the center
Hand-over-hand with straight arms, compress hard and fast to the beat of Stayin’ Alive.
Or, find your favorite song with 100-120 beats per minute.
Having the beat of this song in your head helps you deliver quality compressions.
Share these videos resources with your community to help empower everyone to be ready to save a life.
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