Save a Life Cymru has appointed six first-of-their-kind community coordinators to transform CPR and defibrillation access – including two based in south Wales who will work to support their local communities. The responsibilities of the coordinators include working with communities, third sector organisations and charitable trusts to educate about Basic Life Support (BLS) awareness and training, and the four links of the cardiac arrest chain of survival; early recognition and call for help, early CPR, early defibrillation, and post resuscitation…

A hit podcast made in Wales has teamed up with the FAW and Wales’ national organisation to improve cardiac arrest survival, Save a Life Cymru to make sure that more football clubs across Wales have access to defibrillators. The Socially Distanced Sports Bar is the brainchild of comedians Elis James, Mike Bubbins and broadcaster Steff Garrero. Beginning life in lockdown, the podcast has stepped in to help improve cardiac arrest survival in Wales. Steff explains: “We wanted to help and do our bit so…

Would you know what to do if a loved one’s heart stopped? That’s the question Save a Life Cymru is asking the people of Wales as it encourages us to learn lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with its ‘touch someone’s life’ campaign, which launched today on Restart a Heart Day. Receiving prompt CPR can help save a life and makes a huge difference to survival rates for cardiac arrests in the community. With every passing minute, the chance of a person…