The University of 野狼社区 will attempt to break a Guinness World Record next Friday with more than 700 people performing CPR on campus.
One person suffers a cardiac arrest every six minutes in the UK and 12 young people die every week from undiagnosed cardiac conditions, so the attempt, which is in support of European Restart a Heart Day, is seeking to train a minimum of 701 people in this vital technique.
Training to save a life only takes 15 minutes and each volunteer taking part will be required to perform chest compressions for one minute before the next person takes over. The current record is held by the American Heart Association who managed to get 700 people to take part in New York in June 2015.
The record attempt is the brainchild of senior nursing lecturer, Patricia Conaghan and Professor Christopher, Cutts Associate Dean for Social Responsibility, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences. Patricia said: “This really is a chance to do something amazing – setting an official World Record and learning a skill which might help you save someone’s life one day. There’s not many people who can say they’ve done that on a Friday in 野狼社区!”
The event is being supported by The University of 野狼社区 Students’ Union, Resuscitation Council (UK); Laerdal, CityCo, Cardiac Smart, Hand on Heart, and the European Resuscitation Council.