@SaveALifeScot

Joining together to get Scotland CPR ready #SaveALifeScot

 Scotland, United Kingdom
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Do you know the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest? Knowing the signs could help you #SaveALife ❤️ 🔹 #HeartAttack: blocked blood flow, awake 🔹 #CardiacArrest: heart stops, unresponsive & needs CPR/AED immediately Learn #CPR today 👇 savealife.scot/learn-cpr/
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Every second counts ⏱️ The @GoodSamApp connects #CPRReady volunteers with people nearby in cardiac arrest, so help arrives even faster. Sign up with @ScotAmbService and help save a life ❤️ 👉 savealife.scot/goodsam #ResusReady #CPRSavesLives #CommunityResilience
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#RestartAHeartLive 2025: @GWR record-breaking broadcast trains 132,000 in #CPR, edging closer to a nation of UK #Lifesavers ❤️ 👏 >> aace.org.uk/news/restart-a-h… #RSAHLive #RSAH2025 #defibrillators #AED
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#CPR can be scary but it can help to know what to do 💪 Call 999, start CPR and use a #defib if available. This #Halloween 🎃or Resus-O-Ween 💀 learn how to deliver effective compressions by watching our 2min video 👉savealife.scot/learn-cpr/
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CPR might seem scary, but it is simple and your actions could save a life. Don’t get spooked this Halloween 🎃 Learn CPR and make sure you feel confident to step up when every second counts: lifesaver.org.uk
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Our updated Public Access Defibrillators: A Guide for Communities helps ensure your AED is installed, maintained & emergency ready. Discover the guide here 👇 bit.ly/AEDguide
A bright yellow public access defibrillator box mounted on a wall, labeled with instructions for use and emergency contact information. The heading "Public Access Defibrillators: A Guide for Communities" is displayed at the bottom.

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The 2025 Resuscitation Guidelines emphasise the importance of correct defibrillator pad placement - a simple step that gives someone in cardiac arrest the best chance of survival. 🎥 Watch the video to learn more 🔗 Read the full Guidelines at resus.org.uk/2025-guidelines
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Amazing work 👏 teaching children #CPR helps us bring closer to creating a nation of #Lifesavers where everyone is ready to step in and help when needed 🙌❤️
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Considering @GoodSamApp registration with @Scotambservice? for more details👉savealife.scot/goodsam/

GoodSAM - Save a Life for Scotland

"I live in a rural town within the Grampian Region and have been volunteering as a cardiac responder in my local community for almost 7 years, initially with

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SaveALifeForScotland@SaveALifeScot2 Sep 2025
🤔 Have you ever wondered what @GoodSamApp is and how it works with @Scotambservice? East Neuk First Responders have created this 🎥 video to help explain it. We hope you enjoy watching it ❤👏👇 youtu.be/4ILFWypGL9k
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Earlier this month as part of @SaveALifeScot and @ResusCouncilUK #RestartAHeart campaigns, the team popped into schools and sports clubs in th region, supported by @DH9Foundation to teach the primary schools the basics of CPR! The class dog even joined in… #CPRsavesLives
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💙 Over 132,000 people joined #RSAHLive25 to learn CPR + defib awareness, another big step toward a #ResusReady UK! Led by @ScotAmbService @SaveALifeScot @SaveALifeCymru @ResusCouncilUK @AACE_org 👉scottishambulance.com/news/r…

Over 132,000 people learn lifesaving CPR during Restart a Heart Live event

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It’s #RestartAHeart month! Every October, we lead this lifesaving campaign to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and get more people learning CPR. Fewer than 1 in 10 survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK - learning CPR can help change that 👉 resus.org.uk/rsah
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🚗💓 From autumn 2025, CPR & defib education will be part of the UK Driving Theory Test! A step toward a #ResusReady nation, helping millions gain lifesaving skills. #CPR #SaveALife #DrivingTheoryTest #RestartAHeart Read more via Resuscitation: 👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lvfS…
Image of a title page from Resuscitation (Volume 216, November 2025, 110845): Letter to the Editor, title: Enhancing public preparedness to act during cardiac arrest: Embedding CPR and defibrillation awareness in the UK Driving Theory. Authors: Wendy Hardyman and Gareth Clegg, on behalf of Embedding CPR/AED awareness in the UK Driving Theory Test Collaborative Group.

ALT Image of a title page from Resuscitation (Volume 216, November 2025, 110845): Letter to the Editor, title: Enhancing public preparedness to act during cardiac arrest: Embedding CPR and defibrillation awareness in the UK Driving Theory. Authors: Wendy Hardyman and Gareth Clegg, on behalf of Embedding CPR/AED awareness in the UK Driving Theory Test Collaborative Group.

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🫀 Joined #RSAHLive25? We’d love your feedback! 👉 restartaheart.live/event-fee… 🙌 Complete the form & download your certificate of participation ❤️ #RestartAHeart #CPRReady #SaveALife
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📢Don't forget, if you took part in #RSAHLive25, you can now register as #ResusReady with @ResusCouncilUK ✅individuals ✅schools ✅businesses 👉 bit.ly/3Jtde83 @Scotambservice @SaveALifeCymru @NHSCharities @AACE_org @eSgoil @ScotGovEdu @scotgovhealth @EdinUniUsher
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🫀 Did you watch #RSAHLive25 today? Now take the next step: register as #ResusReady with @ResusCouncilUK 📍 Help map CPR skills across the UK ❤️ Show where awareness is growing & where support is still needed 👉 bit.ly/3Jtde83 #RestartAHeart #CPRReady #SaveALife
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