INDIANAPOLIS — The power to save someone’s life rests in your hands — if you know how to use them.
On Tuesday, the American Heart Association will bring its Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour to the Indiana statehouse to teach Hoosiers how to use their hands to save a life.
The AHA will offer free, 30-minute training sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their mobile setup at the Robert D. Orr Bicentennial Plaza. (In the case of rain, training will move to the Statehouse Rotunda.)
During the training sessions, attendees will learn the steps of hands-only CPR.
Two emcees will perform to a song that is 100 to 120 beats-per-minute — the rate you should push on the chest during CPR — and teach participants how to perform chest compressions.
Hands-only CPR has been shown to be as effective as conventional CPR (rescue breaths and chest compressions) on teens and adults, according to the American Heart Association. When performed correctly, hands-only CPR can triple a person’s chance of survival.
Click here to find out more about the Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour.
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