21/05/2026
“𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐏𝐑?” 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 👇
It’s a question that often crops up on our Life Saving Training courses, but in the UK, there has never been a single successful legal case against someone who stepped in to give CPR in an emergency.
People may hesitate to act during a cardiac arrest because they're afraid of doing something wrong, but please remember:
1. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞: A person in cardiac arrest is unfortunately clinically dead. Without help, they won't survive. By doing CPR or using a defibrillator (AED), you can try and improve the outcome.
2. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬/𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Follow instructions from 999 call handlers, and if first aid trained, follow your training and keep it up to date.
3. 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: You don't need special training to use one. An AED gives you voice instructions and will not deliver a shock unless the person's heart needs it.
4. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: UK law looks very kindly on those who go to the assistance of others.
Sadly, currently fewer than 1 in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK. Their chances drop by 10% every minute without help.
Don't let fear hold you back. You could save a life. ❤️