Staff from Burnley General Teaching Hospital attempted to break a world CPR record recently
A MAJORITY of people surveyed in the North West would be reluctant to perform CPR on cardiac arrest victims.
The survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) showed that 86 per cent of residents would be hesitant to perform CPR on people who have suffered a cardiac arrest.
While only 22 per cent were able to identify the two signs of a cardiac arrest, not breathing or not breathing normally, and have collapsed and are unresponsive.
The charity have called on schools, workplaces and groups to teach CPR to educate people.
To find out about teaching CPR, visit bhf.org.uk/cpr.
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