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Emergency life saving

 
 

Emergency Life Support


When someone has a heart attack or has a cardiac arrest where they stop breathing they might need someone with emergency life support skills to help them stay alive.

BHF train people so that they know what to do in an emergency. Lots of young people have saved people’s lives because of this.

Heartstart UK in schools

If you're ten years old or over you can attend a Heartstart UK course

Some Emergency Life Saving skills like making a 999 call can be learnt by everyone.

Find out how your can help save someone's life.


About the BHF

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We do lots of things to help fight heart disease.

Raising money

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Get involved and help raise funds for the BHF.

BHF Research

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What do our researchers do to help save lives?

A heart attack is when a blood clot forms in one of the heart’s arteries and stops your blood getting to your heart. This can cause someone to die, or their heart to be damaged.

 
 

Find out more about how you could help save someone's life with Heartstart UK for schools

 
 
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