The American Heart Association (AHA) publishes the scientific Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), which form the foundation of lifesaving protocols used by healthcare professionals, companies and hospitals in the United States and throughout the world.
The AHA partners with leading heart and health organizations around the world to gather and review resuscitation science and publish the AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, which serves as the basis for products that bring that lifesaving science to life. Taught by a network of 400,000 AHA Instructors and available in more than 12 languages, AHA CPR, first aid and advanced cardiovascular care training materials help 18 million healthcare providers, caregivers and community members save lives each day.
World Heart Day 2018 is September 29!
Together, the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation are working to reduce premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like cardiovascular disease, by 25% by 2025
This World Heart Day, we ask you to make a promise. A promise to learn to save a life with CPR.
Every minute CPR is delayed, a person’s chance of survival decreases by 10%. Immediate CPR from someone nearby can double – even triple - their chance of survival.
In honor of the World Heart Day campaign, click here to learn the simple steps to save a life. A simple promise... for your heart, for my heart…. for all our hearts.
Read about people who are alive today because someone acted quickly and performed CPR. Share these stories with your friends and family, or add your own to inspire others to learn more about CPR.
