CPR Heart For Life

In an out of hospital cardiac arrest, every second counts. If performed immediately, CPR can improve a person’s chance of survival.  In Australia, survival rate from an out of hospital cardiac arrest is less than 10%.  In contrast Seattle has a cardiac arrest survival rate that is 60% due to many different initiatives including compulsory CPR training in schools. Empowering all youth with CPR and AED training in school will dramatically increase the number of first responders in communities each year and save lives.

CPR Heart For Life is co-founded by Emergency Specialist Dr Juan Chiang and Dr Lai Heng Foong. Our group consist of enthusiastic doctors, nurses and paramedics who volunteer their free time to teach school students Hands-Only CPR and AED training.   So far we have 140 members/instructors and we have taught more than 180 students, with a few more booked in the next few months.

Our aim is to engage with schools around Sydney to provide free Hands-Only CPR and AED training workshop to school students.

Dr Lai Heng Foong
Emergency Specialist and Fort Street parent