Restart a Heart Day 2021

 World Restart a Heart 2021 

Approximately 5 people a day are treated for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Aotearoa, which is about 2000 people annually.

Of the 2000 people responded to by emergency services, 25% will have a pulse when they arrive at a hospital and only 13% survive more than 30 days following a cardiac arrest.

Minutes count, the best way to save lives is by responding quickly by calling 111, doing CPR by pushing hard and fast in the middle of the chest and getting a defibrillator as soon as possible.

On Restart a Heart Day we join the world in promoting the importance of bystander CPR in saving lives. In 2021 we shared stories of survival using #CPRSavedMyLife. Thank you for sharing your stories.

Em's Story 

A 20-year-old is not usually someone you would associate with a cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time without warning. Em and their parents, Roger and Karyn, discovered this on the evening of 2 November 2020 when they saved Em’s life with their fast response. Em and her family are sharing their story as part of the New Zealand Resuscitation Council’s World Restart a Heart Day Campaign. 

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Janice and Donnie's Story

Because of their training as co-responders Janice said she felt they had a “magic cloak of safety, that a medical emergency won’t happen to you”.

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The New Zealand Black Caps

New Zealand National Cricket Team, the Black Caps got on board and shared their own survivor story in partnership with the New Zealand Resus Council to support their project to get AEDs in all cricket clubs in NZ.

The Fielddays 

Pictured Above the New Zealand Minister of Health, Andrew Little Learning CPR