People who could benefit from training for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED):

• Parents
• Pool owners
• People with family members who have a history of heart-related medical problems
• People who live in high density areas (traffic and other factors could impede emergency responders’ timely arrival on the scene)
• People who live in rural areas (emergency responders may have to travel long distances to reach the scene)
• Anyone who is a potential bystander
• Company employees who could be prepared in case of an emergency

Things a caregiver could do to prepare for an emergency cardiac situation:

• Get CPR training
• Learn how to use an AED
• Ask if places where you and your family spend time, like the gym, daycare, and the workplace train their employees in CPR and have an AED onsite.
• Make sure you know where the AED is at those locations, so you are prepared for an emergency.
• Update your training so you get skills practice
 
Things a company could do to be prepared for an emergency cardiac situation:

• Have an emergency action plan in place
• Practice your emergency action plan
• Train employees in CPR
• Have an AED onsite
• Train employees to use an AED