cpris bristol
CPR IN SCHOOLS
cpris@hotmail.co.uk
November 2007
60 new CPRiS members have been trained to teach in schools. Our first sessions of the new academic year take place this month.Learn more...
February 16th, 2007
CPRiS Bristol has purchased its first 4 resus Anne dolls and over 1000 alcohol wipes, thanks to the support of a variety of companies and clubs. Learn more...
January 16th, 2007
Sarah and Matt attended a Lions dinner to thank them for their donation and to explain what CPRiS is about
. Learn more...
Taught since Jan 2007:
224 pupils
evERY TWO MINUTES, SOMEONE IN THE uk has a cardiac arrest. They are twice as likely to survive if cpr is prompty performed.
CPRiS (CPR in schools) is a scheme run by medical students to try and increase the number of people who have knowledge of basic life support by going into schools and youth groups to demonstrate and share these simple but potentially life saving skills.
This is the site of the Bristol CPRiS group - To learn more about what we do and how you could get involved, click on the links to the left.
Please click here to be directed to a list of other groups nationwide who are doing similar things.
Feedback from recent sessions we've taught:
"V professionally delivered - stunningly good" - teacher, 31/01/07
"It is an extremely valuable experience for students. It is practical and also fun" - teacher, 19/03/07
"Wonderful at keeping control of the guides - thank you!" - guide leader, 03/07
"I give it 10/10!" - pupil, 13/02/07
"It was awesome" - pupil, 19/03/07
"It was very good" - pupil, 07/02/07