Don't let your heart stop

The heart disease They are one of the main, if not the main, cause of death in the West. Some of these deaths are inevitable, others are not. A quick intervention in the event of a cardiorespiratory arrest can be the difference between life and death. The world has made great progress in this regard, with the installation of defibrillators in public spaces, for example. As well as with the appearance of an App that advises us on how to practice resuscitation techniques in an emergency.

Developed by the Mapfre Foundation, the FIFA Ripoll and Prado Medical Center of Excellence and the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES) have recently presented the App CRP11. Although it is more directly focused on sports use, to offer a guide to those who attend the different sporting events that are held every weekend throughout the country, it shows very graphically How to act in cases of cardiorespiratory arrest.

The application is free and shows the 11 steps that should be followed when facing a cardiorespiratory arrest: Rapid recognition of collapse, assessment and placement on the back, asking for help and lateral safety position, chest compressions, 30:2 chest compression technique, ventilation techniques, etc. All of this in a very clear manner, with short and concise videos and texts on how to act in these types of situations.

This App is available for devices iOS and Android.

As this App is free, perhaps you can take advantage, today, to allocate a small amount to collaborate with the telethon in favor of the heart disease research organized by Televisió de Catalunya.