The CPR Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS, supported by the Association for Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE).
The main aim of the CPR Community Network is to increase out of hospital cardiac arrest survival (OHCA) rates in England to support one of the main objectives in the NHS’s Long Term Plan. 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, St John Ambulance 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.
This work was a 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.
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 the CPR Community Network Resource Hub can be found here: CPR Community Network | St John Ambulance (sja.org.uk)