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The statistics

• In the UK someone has a heart attack every 2 minutes
• Every year 6000 Londoners die from a cardiac arrest before they reach hospital
• Bystander cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can double the chance of survival
• 70% of cardiac arrests happen in the community setting, including the home
• Only 21% of Londoners have had any training in CPR in the past 5 years (BHF: CPR training research December 2006)
• The survival rate of those who suffer cardiac arrest outside of hospital in London is 11% – with Saving Londoners’ Lives we aim to increase this rate of survival