Shocktober

About the event

Ashburton Library are hosting St Johns Shock-a thon event on the 16th October between 9am and 5pm. Come along and help keep the CPR dummy breathing. There will also be the opportunity to learn how to use an AED (Defibrillator). This is a great opportunity to refresh your CPR skills or learn them for the first time.

3 Steps for Life

Every year over 2,000 New Zealanders suffer from a cardiac arrest (heart stoppage) outside of hospital care, with a majority happening in their own home. Sadly only 240 (11%) of those lives will be saved.
Applying CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) can increase a patient’s survival chances by up to 40%. However, for every minute waiting - a patient’s chance of survival falls by 10 -15%. Acting immediately is critical to saving a life.

Learn the 3 Steps for Life and gain the confidence and awareness to act when someone suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.