College students learn importance of CPR on Restart a Heart Day
On International Restart a Heart Day 2025, college students have been learning the importance of CPR - thanks to a visit from the Trust.
The Trust's Resuscitation Team were at Callywith College in Bodmin. During their visit they showed year 1 and year 2 students how to perform CPR. They also taught them how to use public access defibrillation equipment.
Restart a Heart Day takes place each year. Its aim is to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and the importance of learning CPR.
Kate Hawkins is a senior resuscitation officer for the Trust. She says:
"The Resuscitation Team were delighted to support Restart a Heart Day 2025.
"This year we decided to focus our training on the younger age groups. We want to promote awareness that sudden cardiac arrest also effects younger age groups. Every minute counts.
"Kate and Helen taught 60 students between the ages of 16 and 18 at Callywith College. Only a handful had previously had any CPR training.
"It was great to see the enthusiasm from the students. They really got involved. They took advantage of the chance to have some hands-on practice. We are working together to build lifesaving communities. We also want to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates."
Lucy Osborn is course lead and lecturer for health and social care at Callywith College. She says:
"The training gave students valuable and practical experience. It also gave them a greater understanding of how to respond in emergency situations. We are very grateful to Kate and Helen for sharing their expertise and supporting our students in developing these vital skills."