A British Sign Language Emergency First Aid Film - Learn CPR

News - 26 July 2023

The CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS and is supported by Ambulance Trusts in England, The British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK.
Emergency First Aid, CPR

In plain English, this means the CPR Community Network wants to ensure that no one dies through lack of Emergency First Aid provision or resources, in their local area and in their community.

As part of this work, on Monday 17 July, St John Ambulance released the latest in a number of resources aimed at empowering communities and increasing their ability to respond and give basic life support (carry out a primary survey, give effective CPR, contact emergency help and use an AED) to increase a casualty’s chance of survival. As part of this work, The CPR Community Network have released a British Sign Language Emergency First Aid film, featuring Deaf Actor, Alex Nowak, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing First Aiders within in St John to create a powerful resource so that Deaf people know what to do if they find someone in cardiac arrest.

They worked in collaboration with 999BSL, which is an Ofcom registered Emergency Video Relay Service (VRS) that connect a Deaf person to emergency services via a British Sign Language interpreter. Watch the video here: A British Sign Language Emergency First Aid Film - Learn CPR - YouTube

All resources on the ‘Accessible’ tab (top of your browser if accessing via a web browser or bottom of your mobile device in form of buttons if accessing via mobile), of our CPR Community Network Resource Hub can be found here: CPR Community Network | St John Ambulance (sja.org.uk)