One in three people can't use first aid - even if a life depended on it - as research reveals that lives are being put at risk by waiting for ambulances Survey revealed lives are being put at risk due to lack of knowledge of first aid Researchers asked 4,200 adults what they would do in a medical emergency Those taking part were also asked if they knew how to perform resuscitation Thirty per cent told researchers that they would not know how to do CPR While 96 per cent of people said they would immediately call an ambulance But experts say that by the time one arrived, the victim may well have died
By Daily Mail Reporter
Published: 23:06 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 23:07 BST, 2 May 2019
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A third of Britons say they would not be confident enough to attempt the kiss of life on someone having a cardiac arrest.
A survey revealed how lives are being put at risk because of a lack of knowledge of first aid techniques.
Researchers asked 4,200 adults what they would do in a medical emergency and if they knew how to perform resuscitation.
Thirty per cent said they wouldn’t know how to do CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
A third of Britons say they would not be confident enough to attempt the kiss of life on someone having a cardiac
