'When more people know CPR, more people survive'

The event is being held at Gloucester Quays between 10.00 and 16.00 BST today
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An initiative to help increase the number of people who survive a cardiac arrest by teaching life savings skills is being held in Gloucester.
Led by Resuscitation Council UK with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) and teams at the South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), people can learn CPR, practice on manikins and learn how to locate and use a defibrillator.
Kevin Dickens, Volunteering and Community Service Officer for Gloucester SWASFT said "If we can get members of the public to recognise [symptoms] and demonstrate how easy it is to do CPR we [will see] more survivors".
The event is being held at Gloucester Quays between 10:00 and 16:00 BST today.

Mr Dickens said: "We want to improve the survival rate in the South West and make sure people start that care, that [a] 999 call is being made and that our highly trained paramedics are on their way to that incident because that gives the patient the greatest chance of survival."
He said it was important for people to recognise when a patient is unconscious, unresponsive and not breathing normally, or not breathing at all.
More people learning CPR has a direct result in the number of people surviving a cardiac arrest and "we are really proud of the work we - and our volunteers are doing," he said.
"So come down, learn how simple it is to do this and you have the potential to save a life," he added.
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