Duke Health to try to break world record for hands-only CPR training in one day
ON LAUREL HILLS ROAD IN
RALEIGH.
KIRSTEN, THANKS. THOUSANDS
ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA ARE
PREPARING FOR A LIFE-SAVING
EFFORT NEXT WEEK. DUKE AND
EMERGENCY PARTNERS. WE'LL TRY
TO GET THIS BREAK THE WORLD
RECORD FOR HANDS-ONLY CPR
TRAINING IN ONE DAY. SO THE
GOAL IS TO TRAIN 30,000 PEOPLE
TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL.
>> FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST,
A WORTHY GOAL AND AN
INTERESTING WAY TO ACHIEVE
THAT. JOINING US NOW IS TYLER
COPE WITH DUKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
TYLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING
ME. SO BEFORE WE GET TO HOW
PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED, LET'S
TALK ABOUT SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST. A LOT OF FOLKS THINK
IT'S SYNONYMOUS WITH A HEART
ATTACK, BUT THEY'RE
ACTUALLY DIFFERENT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO SUDDEN
CARDIAC ARREST IS ONE OF THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
WORLDWIDE WITH ONLY ONE IN 10
PEOPLE SURVIVING SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE THE
HEART STOPS BEATING
EFFECTIVELY. AND THIS CAN
HAPPEN TO ANYBODY AT ANY PLACE
AT ANY AGE AND FOR EVERY MINUTE
THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T RECEIVE
CPR OR SHOCKS FOR ME AED YOUR
CHANCES OF SURVIVAL GO DOWN BY
10%. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO
LEARN CPR AND HOW TO ACT.
>> BECAUSE YOU COULD BE NEARBY
WHEN THAT HAPPENS. AND YES,
PEOPLE ARE CALLING 9-1-1.
BUT AS THOSE PARAMEDICS COME,
YOU COULD ALSO BE HELP ABSENT A
BEATING LIKE YES, YES. TALK
ABOUT HOW CPR DOES SAVE LIVES.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO CPR WHEN A
BYSTANDER PERFORMS IT, YOU ARE
COMPRESSING THE CHEST. YOU ALL
YOU NEED TO DO IS HANDS ONLY
AND IT CIRCULATES OXYGEN
THROUGHOUT THE BODY. THE BRAIN
AND THAT CAN LEAD TO A SHOCK OF
A RHYTHM WHICH CAN ALLOW
SOMEBODY TO SURVIVE.
>> AND YOU CAN ATTEST IT IS
EASY TO
LEARN RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. CAN BE LEARNED
ONLY JUST A FEW MINUTES.
JUST LEARNING WHAT SUDDEN
CARDIAC ARREST IS HOW TO FORM
CHEST COMPRESSIONS. AND THEN
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE.
NO LICENSURE NEEDED.
>> SO WHY NOT LEARN IT ALONG
WITH OTHERS WHO ARE TRYING TO
GET THAT TRAINING? SO ALL
TOGETHER, YOU WANT TO HELP
BREAK A WORLD RECORD IN
TRAINING EXPLAINED THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT. PART OF OUR NIH
FUNDED RACECARS CLINICAL TRIAL
AT DUKE UNIVERSITY LED BY DR
CHRISTOPHER GRANGER.
>> ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO
IMPROVE SURVIVAL KITS FROM
SETTING ASIDE IN CARDIAC
ARREST, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE
TODAY. AND ON WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY, 25TH, WE'RE LOOKING
TO HOST PUBLIC TRAINING
LOCATIONS AROUND NORTH CAROLINA
AND SELECT COUNTIES WHERE THE
PUBLIC CAN COME AND LEARN HOW
TO DO CPR. HELP LEARN HOW TO
SAVE A LIFE AND HELP BREAK A
WORLD RECORD. YOU'RE SAYING THE
WORLD RECORD RIGHT NOW IS FROM
INDIA, RIGHT? THAT THEY SAID
THAT AT ONE TIME.
>> SEEING IF WE CAN BEAT THAT
HERE. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF
YOUR ONGOING RESEARCH AT YOU
ABOUT THIS. TALK ABOUT THE
GOAL. SO THAT RESEARCH, YES,
I'M LUCKY TO BE A PART OF A
CLINICAL TRIAL AGAIN CALLED
RACE CARS AND WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING TO DO IS IMPROVE
SURVIVAL FROM OUT OF HOSPITAL
SUDDEN
CARDIAC ARREST. AND WE'RE
LOOKING TO DO TO DO THAT FOR
FOR MECHANISMS ARE REALLY 3,
ONE IS CAN WE IMPROVE THE
PERFORMANCE OF
TELECOMMUNICATORS FROM NUMBER
ONE?
>> THE SECOND CAN WE GET MORE
FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE SCENE
LIKE FIRE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND THE 3RD IS HOW CAN WE TRAIN
AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND
HANDS-ONLY CPR TO IMPROVE
BYSTANDER AND THEN OVERALL
SURVIVAL RATES AND YOU'RE
OFFERING THIS TRAINING AT
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO WE HAVE
30 COUNTIES THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING AND WE HAVE
WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERS
FROM EMS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
IN THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION PUTTING ON EVENTS,
PEOPLE CAN FIND OUT A LOCATION
NEAR THEM AT WWW DOT RACE CARS,
TRIAL DOT ORG.
>> TYLER COATES, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR
HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU DO END UP
TRAINING. THANK AND A TRADE FOR
20 TO 30,000 PEOPLE ONE DAY AND
SEE IF WE CAN BREAK A RECORD