How to perform CPR
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Without #CPR, your chance of dying dramatically increases after cardiac arrest. By learning CPR, you can become a hero and save someone else's life. Minutes spent learning CPR can mean a lifetime saved.
The British Heart Foundation's RevivR campaign puts this power in your hands.
Taking its free 15-minute online CPR course means you could be ready to act in an emergency: https://revivr.bhf.org.uk/?_gl=1fkc6u0_gcl_auODQxNTE0NjAzLjE3MjM0NjU0MjM._gaMTk4MDI3MTAyMC4xNzIzNDY1NDI0_ga_L1TRS9RE0M*MTcyMzQ2NzQyOC4yLjAuMTcyMzQ2NzQyOC42MC4wLjA.
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