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British Heart Foundation launches
free digital CPR training tool for
UK’s secondary schools
Teachers can take the stress out of teaching CPR and
create a class of CPR superheroes with Classroom RevivR
The British Heart Foundation (BHF)
has launched Classroom RevivR, an
innovative and free CPR teaching
tool. In just one lesson, this interactive
training tool will help teachers teach
11–16-year-olds in all educational
settings the lifesaving skill of CPR – all
with just a mobile device. The launch
of Classroom RevivR has been made
possible by the incredible support from
our charity partner Royal Mail.
Classroom RevivR is the BHF’s new
game-changing interactive tool that
makes it easy for pupils to learn CPR
and how to use a defibrillator in the
classroom. It is PSHE-accredited, meets
curriculum standards and can be
taught in one easy lesson - minimising
teachers' workload. Classroom RevivR
is also available in Welsh.
Every minute without CPR and
defibrillation reduces the chance of
surviving a cardiac arrest by up to 10%.
Classroom RevivR has been designed
with busy teachers in mind - with no
need for an external trainer or lots of
specialist equipment. With just a mobile
device and something to compress on
like a cushion, backpack or manikin
pupils can learn to help save a life.
Tragically, less than 1 in 10 people
currently survive an out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest in the UK each year.
The BHF is working to improve people’s
chances of surviving an out-ofhospital
cardiac arrest.
Over 1,200 schools have already taken
the steps to create a class of CPR
superheroes and thousands of pupils
have learnt the lifesaving skill of CPR
through Classroom RevivR.
“It absolutely caters for all
schools because everyone's got
a jacket or a backpack with
them, so that will be more cost
effective and more accessible
for all schools” Head of PSHE
After, teachers have access to a
portal where ready-to-go resources
including a lesson plan, webinar and
teacher guidance will be hosted,
helping teachers save time, money,
and lives. By following the simple steps
teachers will give pupils the confidence
to step in during an emergency.
Working together, by the end of the
training pupils will be able to
identify the difference between a
cardiac arrest and a heart attack
andexplain or demonstrate how to
respond if they see an unconscious
person.This includes how to make an
emergency call and get to use a
defibrillator and describe or
demonstrate how to work as a team
and perform CPR safely.
Thanks to innovative technology,
Classroom RevivR also gives pupils
live feedback as they practise chest
compressions – helping them to find the
right rhythm and learn CPR correctly.
CPR in schools
The charity also played a crucial role
in ensuring CPR is a mandatory part
of the school curriculum in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland, and is
taught in secondary schools in all local
authorities of Scotland. Classroom
RevivR is the BHF’s innovative next step
in providing CPR training to schools.
Classroom RevivR builds on the
charity’s online CPR training tool
RevivR. RevivR launched in 2022 and
teaches individuals how to recognise a
cardiac arrest, gives feedback on chest
compressions and outlines the correct
steps of defibrillator use, giving anyone
the confidence to step in and save a
life in the event of the ultimate medical
emergency. Over 1 0,000 people have
learnt CPR through RevivR since its
launch. All you need is a phone and a
cushion.
The BHF has successfully run its Call
Push Rescue programme over a number
of years, with large numbers of schools
using it to teach lifesaving CPR.
The Circuit
Give your defibrillator it’s best chance
at saving a life by registering it on The
Circuit. Many defibrillators are never
used because emergency services don’t
know where they are or how to access
them. This is where The Circuit comes
in. The Circuit: the nation defibrillator
network directs NHS ambulance
services to the nearest defibrillator so
that in those crucial moments after a
cardiac arrest, they can be located
and direct bystanders to their nearest
defibrillator quickly to help save lives.
Early CPR and defibrillation can
more than double the chances of
survival – yet surveys suggest that a
third of adults across the country have
never undertaken any form of CPR
training. The BHF is urging everyone to
learn lifesaving CPR and give
someone the best chance of survival
from a cardiac arrest.
