{"id":7751,"date":"2025-06-27T17:21:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:21:48","slug":"cpr-week-message-saving-lives-starts-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/cpr-week-message-saving-lives-starts-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"CPR Week Message: Saving Lives Starts with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>CPR Week Message: Saving Lives Starts with Us<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In recognition of CPR Week, the Jordanian Cardiac Society (JCS) is preparing to launch a nationwide \u201cAED in Every Public Place\u201d campaign, in collaboration with and supported by the American Heart Association (AHA). This initiative aims to make Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and high-quality CPR training accessible where they are needed most\u2014starting with:<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Shopping malls<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Places of worship<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Government offices<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Healthcare facilities<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Transportation hubs<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Sporting venues and schools<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock if needed to restore a normal rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. Why It Matters<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anyone, anywhere, at any time. Immediate CPR and AED use can double or triple the chances of survival. Our goal is simple: Every hand trained, every second counts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CPR Best Practices (Adult):<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Chest compressions at a rate of 100\u2013120 per minute<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Compression depth: 2\u20132.4 inches (5\u20136 cm)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Allow full chest recoil; minimize interruptions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Trained responders: 30 compressions + 2 rescue breaths.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Untrained bystanders: Hands-only CPR is recommended\u2014push hard and fast in the center of the chest.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Studies show CPR skills begin to deteriorate within 3\u20136 months of training.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 The AHA\u2019s Program uses a \u201clow-dose, high-frequency\u201d approach to maintain lifesaving proficiency through short, quarterly simulation sessions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 This model ensures every healthcare worker is ready to deliver effective CPR, every time.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/cpr.heart.org\/en\/training-programs\/aed-implementation\">https:\/\/cpr.heart.org\/en\/training-programs\/aed-implementation<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CPR Week Message: Saving Lives Starts with Us In recognition of CPR Week, the Jordanian Cardiac Society (JCS) is preparing to launch a nationwide \u201cAED in Every Public Place\u201d campaign, in collaboration with and supported by the American Heart Association (AHA). This initiative aims to make Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and high-quality CPR training accessible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7756,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7751\/revisions\/7756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}