Ambulance Victoria has launched a month-long campaign encouraging people to learn CPR.
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Shocktober is aimed at improving cardiac arrest survival rates with an estimated one in 10 people surviving a cardiac arrest
Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker said everyone has a role to help improve this statistic.
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"Shocktober is about giving more Victorians the chance to go home to their families," Professor Walker said. "This month, we want as many people as possible to learn basic CPR and to become one of our amazing GoodSAM Responders."
GoodSAM is a life-saving app that alerts nearby volunteers to patients in cardiac arrest. It allows the patients to connect with a volunteer who is willing to start hands-only CPR until an ambulance arrives.
More than 50 Victorians are alive today after receiving early CPR from GoodSAM Responders.
Professor Walker said anyone can make a life-changing difference.
"Our message is simple - you don't need to be a paramedic to be a life saver, you just have to be over 18 and willing to give hands-only CPR," he said. "Become a GoodSAM Responder this Shocktober and help us help more Victorians survive cardiac arrest."
For more details about the GoodSAM app visit www.heartrestarter.com.au
To learn how to do CPR visit www.ambulance.vic.gov.au
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