• In one year alone, 436,000 Americans die from a cardiac arrest.

• More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year.

• • CPR, especially if administered immediately after cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.

• Bystander CPR improves survival.

  • The location of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) most often occurs in homes/residences (73.4%), followed by public settings (16.3%).

  • If performed immediately, CPR can double or triple the chance of survival from an out of hospital cardiac arrest. 

• Help is needed immediately.

  • Unfortunately, only about 40% of people who experience an OHCA get the immediate help that they need before professional help arrives. The 2023 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics state that among the over 356,000 OHCA that occurred, 40.2% received bystander CPR. 

Source: https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cpr-facts-and-stats

• There are about 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace each year in the United States, according to a report from the US Occupational Safety & Health Administration. 

• Did you know: only 50% of people can locate an automated external defibrillator (AED) at work? 

• Among 2,000 employees in corporate offices, hospitality, education and industry/labor: 

  • 55 percent can’t get first aid or CPR and AED training from their employer.

  • If training is available, it’s often either CPR or first aid, not both.

  • Half of all US workers cannot locate an AED at work.

  • In the hospitality industry, 66 percent of employees cannot locate an AED.

Source: https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cpr-facts-and-stats