St John Ambulance to give public CPR demonstrations

One of the country’s largest voluntary first-aid organisations will perform CPR demos in Cork this weekend in a bid to encourage more people to learn the technique.

Members of the Glanmire branch of the St John Ambulance will stage the demos from 9am to 5pm at the local SuperValu outlet tomorrow. They will show members of the public how to perform chest compression-only cardio pulmonary resuscitation.

This is considered the best technique for untrained members of the public who come upon an emergency situation where CPR could help until medical help arrives.